“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: But the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”
Proverbs 15:8-9 KJV
Wisdom from above says, “It is despicable to the Lord when people use the worship of the Almighty as a cloak for their sin, but every prayer of the righteous is pleasing to His heart. The Lord detests the lifestyle of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue purity.” The sacrifice of the wicked is worshipping God with a wicked heart, only to hide sin. Our yielded hearts must be the sacrifice we offer to God. Jesus became the sacrificial Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world because in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. Our hearts become yielded when we examine ourselves as we partake of the bread and drink of the cup of communion in the new covenant and sacrifice our heart to Him Who perfects us in purity to manifest Himself to the world through us. To worship God casually and with distractions is the sacrifice of a wicked heart that the Lord detests. Let’s be those who reverence Him even when we are chastened by the Lord, so that His mercy and grace enables us to practice righteousness in our daily lives. Amen!
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