On reflecting upon Isaiah 58 the
challenge for me is to ‘Let Go and Let God,’ to allow the Holy Spirit to fill
and transform my heart; in order that I may think, feel and act with a giving
and loving heart. Isaiah 58 reminds me that God does not want us to act or do
things because we feel we ‘ought’ to or we ‘should,’ or because it is what is
expected of us. This passage illustrates that God does not want hypocrisy; he
does not want our worship to be only an outward show. God longs for us to be
inwardly obedient and humble before Him.
Indeed right at the heart of our
experience is where God wants to be. Both Isaiah 58 and Psalm 119 make
reference to light, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path,”
(Psalm 119.) Isaiah 58 calls us to “share our food with the hungry” and to
“provide the wanderer with shelter.” God calls us to ‘honour him,’ to follow
his path, not to go our own way and he promises that in so doing, we will find
joy in the Lord.
God calls us to follow his path,
with Him at our heart and I take strength from his word that he promises to “guide
us always.” How wonderful is that!
(member of a homegroup)