Some religious people think that it does not matter what they do in their lives or how they act. They think that they can do whatever they want as long as they go to worship on Sunday. They think that if they spend an hour or two per week going through the motions of worshipping God that He is satisfied. They do not think that God cares about how they worship Him either.
However, God does care about how He is worshipped. He does care about how people act when they are not worshipping Him.
In Amos 6:21-23, the prophet Amos tells the people of the Northern Kingdom that God is disgusted with their worship. God says He will not smell or take delight in their assemblies. He will not accept their sacrifices and offerings.
The Israelites had become wicked. They did all sorts of evil things during the week. They were dishonest. They cared more about money than they did ethics. They were immoral. They hated having to go to worship, but they were worshipping.
Yet, God is not interested in just seeing man go through the motions of worshipping Him. God is interested in man’s heart. God expects man to be interested in worshipping Him. He expects to be worshipped right, both in the truth of the worship and in the right emotions of worship.
Do not be like the Northern Kingdom. Do not have God say to you, “I Will Not Accept Them.” Study your Bible. Learn God’s will. Then, obey Him and worship Him. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
