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Devotional Making Disciples

Useless fire

“Presenting defiled food….useless fire on My altar.”

The Lord God speaks to priests who stand careless in their sacrifice. Callous in their worship.

Disobedience reeks to high heaven.

And He’s calling them out.

Useless fire. Image by Chirag Nayak on Unsplash.

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Tags 1 Peter 2:1-10, among the nations, blemished sacrifice, disciples, disobedience, ends of the earth, God’s altar, High Priest, His name, justifying evil, Lamb of God, Malachi, Matthew 28:18-20, priesthood of believers, priests, resurrection, unfaithful, worship

Devotional Memoir

Standing on gravestones

The organ shrieks as we enter the sanctuary. Dissonant. Avant garde notes bouncing off ancient stone floors. Filling the arched ceilings.

Discordant.

Disconcerting.

Seemingly out of place with the luminous stained glass and stately wooden pews.

Arched ceilings in Sint Bavokerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.

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Tags 1 Peter 2:4-5, Body of Christ, cornerstone, death, discordant, dissonant, faithful, glory, gravestones, Jesus Christ, Life, living stone, nave, redeeming love, sanctuary, spectators, transforms, unfaithful, worship in Spirit and truth