Good morning beloved!
As I was pouring over the Scriptures the other day, the Lord directed me to Isaiah 58. This is what God considers HIS FAST! Beginning in verses 6-7, I see 8 things that God considers a FAST unto HIM: He begins by saying, “Is this not the FAST that I have chosen?”
- To loose the bonds of wickedness?
- To undo the heavy burdens?
- To let the oppressed go free?
- To break every yoke?
- To share your bread with the hungry?
- To bring into your house the poor who are cast out?
- To cover the naked when you see him?
- To not hide yourself from your own flesh?
One of the most outstanding things I want to point out to you is the RESULT of doing these acts of love! Let’s read about the results in verses 8-9:
- THEN, your light shall break forth like the morning
- Your healing shall spring forth speedily
- Your righteousness shall go before you
- The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard
- THEN, you shall call, and the LORD will answer
- You shall cry, and He will say, “Here I Am.”
How glorious is that?
Continuing on with some more precepts from the LORD in verses 9b-10:
- If you take away the yoke from your midst
- If you take away the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness
- If you extend your soul to the hungry
- If you satisfy the afflicted soul…
Now come the benefits once again in verses 11-12,
- THEN your light shall dawn in the darkness
- Your darkness shall be as the noonday
- The LORD will guide you continually
- The LORD will satisfy your soul in drought and strengthen your bones
- You shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail
- Those from among you shall build the old waste places
- You shall raise up the foundations of many generations
- You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in
Wow, hallelujah! What a check list to live by! Just 2 more verses. Verse 13 once again tells us our part:
- If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day
- If you call the Sabbath a delight (every day is a sabbath day now)
- If you call the day of the LORD honorable
- If you honor Him by not doing your own ways and finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words…
Now, here comes the good part:
- THEN you shall delight yourself in the LORD
- God will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth
- God will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father
He concludes this amazing chapter with “THE MOUTH OF THE LORD HAS SPOKEN.”
Have a blessed day in Him,
Lisa Gordon
Assistant Pastor
Jesus City Church