Heart attitudes underscore our relationship with the Lord. In the Old Testament, not only must the Israelites obey the sacrificial law but were to do it joyfully. They were to remember what God did in bringing them out of Egypt and to be thankful. They also had to express their gratitude through freewill offerings. In the New Testament this requirement has not abated. We are to continually show impartiality, gratitude and joyfulness to the Lord and to show this in tangible ways. We are not to meet together in a grumpy, sour-puss attitude but to put on “the garment of praise” (Isaiah 61:3) and make an effort to rejoice in the Lord.
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