I mean foolish worship, no I mean… never mind just keep reading. Do you honestly long to worship the Lord as He would desire? Do you realize what the Lord desires of us as a key ingredient?

First we must understand that worship is a way of life. It was never intended to be a place and time, but a conscious decision to change ones life (lifestyle) in a way that is pleasing to God. Which by-the-way is a lifelong process. In Isaiah 58 we are given a unique look at the character of God and His desire of His children.

Isaiah is writing to an inwardly living community that is seeking only it’s own. One that is ceremonially worshipping (Praying, fasting) with selfish intentions. As you continue reading you see that ceremonious acts are not what the Lord desires. He desires us to live our worship out in such a way that the world sees and even receives from it, making it an outward process.

Starting in verse 6 we are told to stop oppressing, feed the hungry, care for the homeless, clothe the naked and to care for the afflicted in our worship and then the Lord will be pleased and He will pour out His offering to us.

Personally the portion of scripture that stands out to me is verse 12 “And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.”

“You shall raise up the foundations of many generations”, our actions as Christians will either have a positive or negative effect on the generations to come.

In other words serving the communities needs in and outside the congregation is an intricate part of true worship.

I pray that we all would openly seek to worship the Blesser and not the blessings. This will not occur until we teach the people to fish (personal devotions and study) so that they may continue feeding throughout the week (daily).