What God Rejects
Reflection: Proverbs 15:8-9
God rejects anything we offer Him with wicked and unrepentant hearts. He rejects prayers, worship and praise uttered with slanderous and malicious lips, no matter how loud and fervent they are. He also rejects what we claim to give to advance His kingdom, gotten from fraudulent activities, theft, dishonest contracts/jobs, gambling, prostitution (regardless of the level or class), and all other forms of wickedness. To offer such is disrespectful to God, more so if we are born-again, in which case we are expected to know better. For people who are not born-again that do these, we already have the answer - it's a case of pouring a bucket full of water into a basket. If we have a problem believing how detestable the sacrifice of the wicked is to God, then turn to Acts 5:1-11.
Further, if we, who serve in the vineyard, have been indiscriminately receiving funds, donations, etc. from shady persons and unscrupulous sources, due to our desperation to do His work, He is not impressed as well, and may He speak to us.
Shalom!
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