Isa
58:6-10 (ESV) "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of
wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and
to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring
the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and
not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8
Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall
spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the
Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 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, 10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and
satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
NOTE: What does it
mean to put God first? What is more important to God, the sacrifice of our
body, or love expressed to his children? Do we love God more when we love
others? If a person denies his faith to save his children's lives, is he wrong,
as a story about a family forced to convert back to Islam relates? Can loving
others so much be wrong? If we love our lives, then the answer is yes. That is
wrong. If we are trying to save our lives, then yes that is wrong (in my
opinion). But to save the life of another, how can we be so sure? I don't know
what I would do, but I don't doubt I may have acted as the Father did. A
renunciation of your faith does not change your faith. That is inside and no
person can separate us from the love of God. They may force our external
behavior to be different, but they cannot change what is in our heart. No one
can take the HS from us.
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