Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD:
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Human nature is such that it always tries to establish a peck order. It is a sub-conscious reaction of both man and animal kind to define themselves in some sort of preferential order according to a given set of parameters. In the animal world, this peck order is generally (though not always) established by physical strength. In human, parameters can very, but sad to say, the idea has not escaped the religious domain.
Knowing that He lives in the spiritual realm and we in the physical realm, in His oracles the Almighty teaches us how to connect with Him, how to express our needs and gratitude to Him. The sacrificial system is an education on the principles of prayer and communication with Him. The gifts and sacrifices made to the Temple were also part of the social structure for the care of the poor, which teaches us that everybody benefits from one person’s devotion to the Father.
Sad to say though, as happened in ancient times, today’s prayers, services and sacrifices are often rather used for pride, cover-ups, self-righteousness, and personal validation in the eyes of others, rather than for a pure, undistracted communication with our Maker. Such can be qualified as blasphemous, abominable, and could be the reason for so many unanswered prayers.
We cannot judge a person’s the pure sincerity in spiritual matters, but we can certainly assess the fruits in their life. A person of obvious prayer, service and sacrifice should own the peace, the emotional stability and spiritual maturity and clarity that pervade such people who are in touch with the Almighty. But if that person is confused, unstable, arrogant and unable to maturely manage the many blows life generously offers, their prayer life is probably merely a boast.
In the end though, the coming Messiah will be the final judge. The day is coming when all will be revealed; when Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD:
But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Human nature is such that it always tries to establish a peck order. It is a sub-conscious reaction of both man and animal kind to define themselves in some sort of preferential order according to a given set of parameters. In the animal world, this peck order is generally (though not always) established by physical strength. In human, parameters can very, but sad to say, the idea has not escaped the religious domain.
Knowing that He lives in the spiritual realm and we in the physical realm, in His oracles the Almighty teaches us how to connect with Him, how to express our needs and gratitude to Him. The sacrificial system is an education on the principles of prayer and communication with Him. The gifts and sacrifices made to the Temple were also part of the social structure for the care of the poor, which teaches us that everybody benefits from one person’s devotion to the Father.
Sad to say though, as happened in ancient times, today’s prayers, services and sacrifices are often rather used for pride, cover-ups, self-righteousness, and personal validation in the eyes of others, rather than for a pure, undistracted communication with our Maker. Such can be qualified as blasphemous, abominable, and could be the reason for so many unanswered prayers.
We cannot judge a person’s the pure sincerity in spiritual matters, but we can certainly assess the fruits in their life. A person of obvious prayer, service and sacrifice should own the peace, the emotional stability and spiritual maturity and clarity that pervade such people who are in touch with the Almighty. But if that person is confused, unstable, arrogant and unable to maturely manage the many blows life generously offers, their prayer life is probably merely a boast.
In the end though, the coming Messiah will be the final judge. The day is coming when all will be revealed; when Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 1 Corinthians 3:13-15.
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