Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 58:6-12
by: Kristin Camenga.
What are the benefits of living a holy life? Isaiah contrasted those who live for themselves and those who live according to God’s ways. Those who rebel against God and do as they please, exploiting others even as they make a show of worshipping God, will not get any response from God (v.4). But if you “give yourself” (v.10) to others, whether hungry, homeless, naked, or afflicted, God will respond to your cries: you will have healing, righteousness, and the protection of God (v.8). How can you choose holiness and God’s way today over your own pleasure?