"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, REPROVE the ruthless, DEFEND the orphan, PLEAD for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool."
In the context of the passage, He is saying that their sacrifices are meaningless to Him, because they are not pursuing justice. What really stuck out to me in these verses was the verbs that I highlighted above. It's not just a quiet righteousness, it is an active voice, crying out for justice for the oppressed, working to reprove the ruthless and plead for the widow. I pray to know how to fulfill this calling in Atlanta, Georgia, amidst the oppressed, the weary, the broken, the poor! Please pray for us as we seek to discern where our place is in all of this!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Isaiah 1: 16-18
Posted by Miracle at 5:57 PM
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