Fasting and Praying (2)

Read: Isaiah 58

The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden like a spring whose waters never fail. Isaiah 58: 11

         Today I will explain the Isaiah 58 whole chapter. Sorry for absent yesterday, I was travelling back from Arusha to Morogoro. I was so tired to write one topic. I hope that you will forgive me. I am going to write one devotion daily, I hope that I promise you in God. And I hope that here will not too many accidents, so that I will not excuse at all. Thank you for your patience in Jesus! I am grateful and appreciated and thanks again!

(1) Fasting & Praying day, but you are doing evil

      (verse 3-4)

       "Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. you cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be hears on high."  (V 3-4)In fact, they were fasting and praying, but they were doing evil things to others. They asked God that why they were fasting and praying, God did not answer their requirements.

(2) Fasting & praying are free from any yoke. (V6)

       " Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?" It is a purpose for fasting and praying to God. We shall do this way as God hopes.

(3) God has compassion and mercy. (V 7)

       "Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked, to clothe him. and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?" God wants to his children who have the right fasting and praying which are showing their compassion and mercy for the poor wanderer with food, shelter... etc. If you can not do in the less brother or sister, you are not doing in me (God), you are a goat, not a sheep.

(4) God's healing and guiding. (V 8, 10a)

       "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you. and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard." and "The Lord will guide you always." How wonderful our God. He will bring healing and he will guide your as right path, he will walk in front of you, you just need to follow his steps. He is also rear guard, he makes sure, no one will attack you from behind. We thank God for those good protection and quideness.

(5) He answers your prayer.

       " Then you will call and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say; here am I." "If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk..." God likes to answer our prayer, even we have not spoken out, but he knew. He wants to bless us with all our needs. But he will say; " Here am I." If we need him. but we have stopped sin against our Lord, Jesus. You can not sin over and over, there are no sacrifice for sin left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. (Hebrews 10: 26-31)

(6) Feed hunger and clothe naked.

     ".... and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." We are the presenters from God to feed hunger with food, thirsty with water, and the clothes for the naked people. We are doing for the Lord!

(7) God will be feeding well in your body, sould and

       spirit.

       "... he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail." We are well feeding, we are not never thirsty and hungry again as verse says. Then Psalm 1: 2-3 said, "But his delight is in the law of the Lord (Word of God), and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of wather, whcih yields it fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. whatever he does prospers."  God has promised us to live in the word of God with meditates day and night. He will feed us well in the body (health), soul (right thought) and spirit (fruit of spirit and gifts of spirit within us).

(8) We are Restorner,  Rebuilder and Repairer for

        the Kingdom of  God.

      "Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorner of Streets with Dwelling."  God has called us as "Repairer of Broken walls, Restorner of streets with Dwelling."

       Are you blessing by God today? I am so blessed by his words which are growing in me daily. I hope that you are also. See you tomorrow!

Fepairer of broken walls and true fasting and praying for the needs of this world, and according His purpose in me!

In the Name of Jesus, we pray! Amen!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun