The Lord is well acquainted with our hearts. He notices when any one goes through the motions, gathers with believers, and speaks holy prayers, but there is an absence of worship from the heart and true righteous hunger for the things of God. Some people fail to even realize they are engaging in false worship. The great deception lies in the belief that tradition and church rules equal true worship and relationship with the Lord. Other people have just become lazy and complacent, letting their spirit grow cold.
Read Isaiah 29:13
"The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.'" (NIV)
"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men." (KJV)
Read Isaiah 29:13
"The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.'" (NIV)
"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men." (KJV)
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