In the book of Amos 5:23, God speaks to His people, Israel, rejecting their religious rituals and demanding justice and righteousness instead. The Lord was clearly not pleased with the practices the people offered before Him.
The Lord san: “Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments” (Amos 5:23). This is because the people were doing things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. This is why we see the words God sends through the prophet Amos.
Instead of empty religiosity and cults motivated by evil intentions and filled with injustice, God calls you in this chapter to practice justice, so that it may flow like a river.
We must keep in mind that our righteousness is important before our God. This is what He always demands of us: sincere repentance from the heart, so that our righteousness may flow like water, and our righteousness like a river before the Lord.
It is important to remember that no matter how much we practice religious acts, play musical instruments, or praise enthusiastically, none of this will be sufficient or accepted if there is no justice and righteousness in our lives. God rejects anything that is not aligned with His justice.
Let us repent from the heart, seek justice, and offer service to God with quality and righteousness. Otherwise, as He told His people Israel, God will not hear our praise if we do not abandon our evil practices.
