7 min
Casting Our “Gifts” in the Garbage | Isaiah 1:10-18 Midweek Reflection
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- Christianity
What is God's reaction to the "gifts" we offer at the expense of intimacy with Him? How is the hatred God expresses in Isaiah 1 a product of God's love?
In this reflection, "Casting Our 'Gifts' in the Garbage," Andrew likens God to a person who longs for their spouse to stop doing so much for them and instead be more intimate with them. He observes how, in Isaiah 1, God does do the unusual in expressing His hatred of the worship He had given Israel to practice, but that is only because God does not want our gifts. God wants us.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://awb1216.wordpress.com/2022/08/17/casting-our-gifts-in-the-garbage-isaiah-110-18/
What is God's reaction to the "gifts" we offer at the expense of intimacy with Him? How is the hatred God expresses in Isaiah 1 a product of God's love?
In this reflection, "Casting Our 'Gifts' in the Garbage," Andrew likens God to a person who longs for their spouse to stop doing so much for them and instead be more intimate with them. He observes how, in Isaiah 1, God does do the unusual in expressing His hatred of the worship He had given Israel to practice, but that is only because God does not want our gifts. God wants us.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://awb1216.wordpress.com/2022/08/17/casting-our-gifts-in-the-garbage-isaiah-110-18/
7 min