“Behold
on the day of your fast you seek your pleasure and demand the labor of your brethren.”
Isaiah 58:3
My wife and I are addicted to
Hallmark romance movies. Hallmark casts many of the same characters in multiple
movies. Whatever movie they are in, they always play the sweet girl and the
grand gentleman. By all appearances they are ideal people. But what are they
like in real life? I don’t know and I really don’t care. They just seem so
nice.
God, however, calls people to
account not only for how they look to others but also how they really are. Their
outward appearance may fool men, but God reads the heart. The people in Isaiah’s
day liked to put on a show of pious devotion to God. People still do. The
fasting of the people of Judah was outward only. Their piety was a sham. Is our
outward practice of religion matched by true inward faith and devotion? Only
God really knows and He really does care.
Dear Father, Let my faith life be
true both inside and out. Amen
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