Mixed faith

A faith like dross and clutter (Isa. 1:25), mixed faith...

Faith that believes in God on Sundays but believes in the world and oneself on weekdays,

Faith that professes love for God with lips but loves the world and possessions in the heart,

Faith that is familiar with religious rituals but is not accustomed to recognizing one's own sins,

Our countless possessions that are of no benefit in the sight of God and do not bring Him joy (v. 11),

Our footsteps that only tread in places of worship (v. 12),

Our gatherings and assemblies that are detestable to God (v. 13),

Our festivals and worship that God despises

and considers burdensome and wearisome to endure (v. 14),

Our mixed faith needs to be purified through the furnace of affliction.