Isaiah 58 is currently one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. Verses 9 & 10 read:
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, If you extend your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
What a promise – when I call on the Lord, he will answer, “Here I am.”
So how do I realize this promise of God in my life? …for one, if I take away ‘the pointing of the finger’.
Fast forward to chapter 7 of the Sermon on the Mount. ‘And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?’
It’s real easy to find fault in others, but like Jesus said to Peter, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
Hmm… follow Jesus.
Read it for yourself. 