“Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God. ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.

“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?”

Isaiah 58:2-3, 6 ESV

http://bible.com/59/isa.58.2-3,6.esv

All,

This stands out because the Lord says, “and to break every yoke?” We chuckle when someone says that God is not a cosmic vending machine, but do we let that thought sneak in our heads? Do you ever try to earn God’s favor and then be your own god for a time? It’s easy to be and get yoked to certain idols in this world. Do we see them as hurting our relationship with God and thus hurting us? Please pray that we and our friends break every yoke that isn’t of God. Please pray for Hunter and David and they start their group.