Christians are to live, to lift burdens, not add to burdens.

Jesus said to the lawyers in Luke 1146, woe to you lawyers, you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

So what Jesus is calling people to, what Isaiah or God through Isaiah is calling people to is don't be a burden adder. Hi, I'm your host, Dan Kruver.

Why does God reject some kinds of fasting and reward others?

In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper opens Isaiah 58 verses 1 to 12 to show that true fasting lifts

burdens, breaks yokes, and overflows in mercy. This message was originally delivered

at Bethlehem Baptist Church on February 19, 1995.

Today, in 6 to 12, there's some glorious promises, 14 of them, as a matter of fact,

and the fast is the condition laid down for receiving those promises.

What's going on in verses 6 to 12 is the promise of reward to those who fast the way they're supposed to fast.

Jesus remember said, your father who sees in secret will reward you.

These are some of those rewards.

First, let's look at the description of the fasting itself.

Let's be 13 components to this fasting here.

If you fast like this, then you will get these 14 promises.

Now, let me preface this by warning you against a misunderstanding.

You're not going to earn anything from the God of Isaiah.

You're not going to negotiate at all with the God of Isaiah.

He is sovereign, free, absolutely gracious.

If he gives anything graciously, free.

If he gives anything to his people, it's free. The only good gift we get from him is something something free. If he gives anything to his people, it's free.

The only good gift we get from him is something free.

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