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Isaiah 66 - What Does God Look For?

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The Last Chapter of Isaiah, the 66th, begins this way: Thus says the LORD: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” says the LORD. But on this on will I look:  “On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word." This quote that I typed here ends with only the 2nd verse. There are 24 verses in Chapter 66. However, I pause here because I am struck with many thoughts, and need to ponder upon these verses. Movements will always be underway within the church on earth. God originates some, others begin by man. Being a student of the Bible since I was in my twenties (some three decades now), I have learned to try, or shall I say test, words and claims out by the entire Word of God, not by an isolated verse. The “Words in Red” movement (there is even a hashtag used by believers in it #wordsin