Abominable Assembly
“Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.” Isaiah 1:13 NKJV http://bible.com/114/isa.1.13.nkjv Futility of hands are not necessarily the products of feebleness or the absence of productive intelligence. It is often the product of faithlessness in the hearts of worshippers in sacred assembly. As it happened to Judah, the barrenness of the land was the product of the desecration of their hearts - the centre of an ideal fellowship with God. In spite of their consistency in the convocation of sacred meetings, including new moons, the sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies, their polluted hearts cannot invite the presence of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Likewise, God is pleading for the sanctimony of the hearts rather than the sacrifice in the hands of His people. Unfortunately, the outside world remains decimated and devastated while...