Often, as the New Testament People of God, the Church, it is helpful for us to look back to the Old Testament to see what happened when God's people got off tract from what God really wants: Amos 5:
21 “I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.
23 Take away from me the noise of your songs;
to the melody of your harps I will not listen.
24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
God is not into big productions, where we try to impress Him with our money, our music, or our big productions. He is looking at our hearts and how we relate to Him and others. Justice - doing what is right towards others, and Righteousness - having our relationships right, is a much more important and real picture of where we stand with Him. He wants to see those things roll and flow from our lives and from the Church, not hear and smell the things we tend to do instead. Let's give God what He wants.
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