Return

A holy and righteous God, a God who wants His people to seek His face, a Father who wants to be with His children. A God who wants to come down and be with His people, provide for them and be their God.

The children have tainted themselves, they have forgotten their Father; they have become Harlots. They left their husband’s house to pay for love on the streets. They have forgotten the God that led them out of captivity. What do they do to praise and thank Him? Build idols and throw their themselves on the sacred places. Present yourself a living sacrifice; what kind of sacrifice is this? What people presents sacrifice and then turn around and eat it? What type of people turns their back on the one that is only looking out for their good? They claim to know God but they have no idea who He is! Do you know His voice? Or are your ears still covered by the lies and the self-praise you keep whispering to yourself? You claim to be God’s people but you go around giving yourself to every stranger, every cheap lover you see pass by. You don’t act like God's people. You made the sacred altar a bed for your sinful acts! Aren't you ashamed? And you want me to bless your sacrifices when it’s a foul stench that has been presented before me. You expose yourself, putting your hand in the enemy's house and then ask for my protection!

All you work for is self-proclamation, status and earthly riches. The only praise that leaves your lips is a whisper of prayer on a Sunday morning! You only acknowledge my presence when your work has failed you! You work and toil, cheat and lie, and then present it to me, to bless this thing you call a sacrifice. The foul stench you have brought before me and call it a sacrifice.

I write out my law and commandments but U-turn a blind eye! I sent my servants but you called them false teachers and prophets! I speak to you but you don’t listen.

Your actions have made you defile and taint the land I've promised you. You will return to Egypt; you will return to the place you were delivered from for you have forgotten me. You have made palaces and have forgotten your God, the one who delivered you but I will come upon Israel and cleanse the land. I will make her new. Purification will take place.

By M. Williams