Isaiah 1

It took me about 6 minutes to read this passage. Verses 13-17 are a good place for me to examine my life in Christ. Though I am often tempted to compare my life with other Christians, who may be gifted completely differently than me, Isaiah's words wake me up to examine my worship. Programs and meetings weren't the defining attributes of a Jew and they are the goal of being a Christian. In the last few verses of this section God shows us a few examples of the measure of people of faith; reaching out to people with God's message of love and mercy. Generations of Jews missed this under the Law. That is what Jesus encountered in the first century. My task is to allow God's Spirit to examine my life and open my eyes to when I fail to reach out to others with God's message of love and mercy.
I know that is part of the lesson he wants me to learn at TCM's work these next two weeks.
Stuart