Questioning God.

Good Friday to all and an early Happy Fathers day to all you Fathers. As we continue on in this study of scriptures from Isaiah 58, verse 3 made me think on the tone we use with God and how we question Him many times. Remember yesterday we talked about how we put on a show of being sincere before God even though He knows our hearts. Look at this verse:


3 'Why have we fasted,' they say,
'and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled ourselves,
and you have not noticed?'
"Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please
and exploit all your workers.

This reminded me of my children when they do something they say "daddy look". Only they are really interested in me seeing what they have done. In this verse these folks were fasting so PEOPLE would see them. Then they would ask God have you not seen what I have done??? Again God knows our hearts and the motives behind our actions.

Next in this verse they tell an ought right lie. "We humbled ourselves"! They are complaining to God have you not noticed. This sounds so much like folks today..."why isn't God blessing me?" Let me remind you if you make over $2 a day you are in the top percentage in the world of being rich. God has blessed America way, way, way more than we deserve but yet we still complain. Christians should be examples of humbleness but have you ever sat in the wrong seat on a Sunday morning??? Ouch! Why oh why aren't we better examples of Christ?

Look at the response of God to their humbleness, basically saying your fasting is a fake and humbleness is not exploiting your workers. Talk about slapping some folks on the rear end! I am afraid the church is in need of the same thing. We aren't fooling God! He knows how humble we are, He knows our thoughts and motives if they are pure or not. When we examine ourselves is God top priority? I have used an example here for years. Ball practice or Sunday school. If we had the same commitment to Sunday school or church as we do ball practices we might actually impress God a little bit....but guess what we don't so what does that say about our love for God???

Have a great weekend and tell someone about Jesus!

Tom