Matthew 5:23-24

Now there are many scriptures that we do not have time to go to where God chastises and even mocks Israel about the tithes and offerings that they bring before Him. Because for at least a couple of reasons, they are not at the appointed time or their hearts are not in the right place because they are not keeping God's Ten Commandments correctly. He states in the Scriptures that their offerings are essentially worthless. It is at least interesting to me that in the section in Matthew where Jesus is speaking about murder, that He brings up this instruction regarding offering gifts, telling us to be reconciled first. Is He telling us that our offerings will not be accepted if we have a problem or some unresolved issue that is causing us to not be at peace with our brother and our heart to be evil? He tells us to be reconciled first for a reason.

Matthew 5:23-24

To the best of my knowledge, this is the only place where that word 'reconciled' is used. It just means to have peace with your brother. For us to have peace with one another is what God wants. What God is saying here is that we should not attempt to bring our offerings when we are at odds with our brethren.