The people complained and God answered.
Isaiah 58:3-4 (MSG)
“Why do we fast and you don’t look our way? Why do we humble ourselves and you don’t even notice?”
“Well, here’s why: The bottom line on your ‘fast days’ is profit . . .You fast, but at the same time you bicker and fight. You fast, but you swing a mean fist. The kind of fasting you do won’t get your prayers off the ground.”
I can fast for my own reasons, God’s. I get cranky. I take it out on others. I put angry space between me and God.
