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What does God Want?
There is a question concerning fasts that the people are doing
Fasts that correspond to the fall of Jerusalem
destruction of the temple
going into captivity
the people declared the fast to mourn and remember
the rule might have been a good idea at the time
but what was the motivation?
to remember the reason for the trials… their sin and rejection of God
or is it a day of mourning the loss
now that the temple is well on its way to being completed
now that the people are coming back into the land
we was just wondering if we had to continue these fasts
what does God want us to do?
read Zechariah 7 1-14
Pray
The Delegation
it is now two years later
the people have been in captivity a little over 70 years
this fast has been going on longer than some have been alive
can we end this thing?
we want to end this, but we also want to do what God wants
we are here to receive word from Him
I think that if their predecessors would have asked of the Lord
Shall we begin a fast?
the answer would be no
we are doing what we have been taught to do
and we are not sure we have to
These men are sincerely wanting answers from God
as should we be seeking the right answer
maybe there is a belief or religious practice that we do
Is this right?, is this true?
is this God ordained or man ordained
is this true according to God’s word? or a man made theology
why do we do this anyway?
A behaviour experiment
They put a ladder in the room and on top of the ladder bananas.
Whenever an ape tried to climb up the ladder to get a banana the ape was instantly sprayed with cool water.
But not just this ape, the whole group (collective punishment)
The apes stopped trying to get to the bananas; and not just that.
Whenever a hungry ape tried to climb the ladder they were attacked by the rest of the group
After a while a slow replacement started.
They removed one ape after another from the original group and replaced them with new apes.
Every new ape tried, of course, to get the bananas – and was attacked by the group.
Eventually all original apes were replaced by new apes, who never were sprayed with cool water, yet those apes kept attacking ape members that tried to get to the bananas, though not a single of the new apes experienced a punishment.
These men were saying do we have to keep the traditions?
God’s Answer
was this something that I wanted?
was this something I ordained you should do?
did you do this because I was hurt because of your sin?
was you mourning on My behalf?
These are not new
these instructions are the same ones that you had from the beginning
when times were good you had your religious ceremonies
but your attitudes toward them were what can I get out of this
not that this is to the glory of God
Westminster shorter catechism: the first question is what is the chief end of man?
Answer: Mans chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever
the religious traditions and rituals most are man made and its been forgotten why it was started
and they have become drudgery
Is God glorified in this?
Because of doing this, are we enjoying God?
our life is it enjoying God? or a drudgery?
our religious practices reading the Bible?
should we?
yes
be honest with yourself, are you enjoying God by it?
prayer, going to church,
do you come exited to meet with God and His people?
do you come exited to bring a praise or scripture to share?
do you come exited to serve others?
God’s Remedy
I never asked you to fast.
these rituals that you made up
it’s surprising the answer God has
it’s nothing to do with fasting, feasting, sacrificing, tithing, singing, studying
going to church
love one another
be compassionate to one another
don’t take advantage of people
don’t Judge wrongly
you see they were doing all of the religious things out of duty
but their relationships were showing the heart
its all about me self self self
James says
Jesus said “if you love me Keep my Commandments”
our greatest goal should be to glorify God
a lot of religious rituals start with this goal
but over time the ritual loses its meaning becomes a drudgery
we have to be kept reminded of the important things of God
to love one another
we glorify God by loving others
that is not the only way but its what we are looking at today
but
because they would not listen to the warnings
they had to be disciplined
they are coming out of captivity
they were in captivity because of their selfishness
their God given religion became a ritual, without the love
what does Jesus say in Matthew
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