Today’s Scripture:

“Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet!Yell as loudly as a trumpet!Confront my people with their rebellious deeds;[a]confront Jacob’s family with their sin.[b]2 They seek me day after day;they want to know my requirements,[c]like a nation that does what is rightand does not reject the law of their God.They ask me for just decrees;they want to be near God.3 They lament,[d] ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast?Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires,[e]you oppress your workers.[f]4 Look, your fasting is accompanied by[g] arguments, brawls,and fistfights.[h]Do not fast as you do today,trying to make your voice heard in heaven.5 Is this really the kind of fasting I want?[i]Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves,[j]bowing their heads like a reedand stretching out[k] on sackcloth and ashes?Is this really what you call a fast,a day that is pleasing to the Lord?6 No, this is the kind of fast I want:[l]I want you[m] to remove the sinful chains,to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,to set free the oppressed,[n]and to break every burdensome yoke.7 I want you[o] to share your food with the hungryand to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people.[p]When you see someone naked, clothe them!Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood.[q]8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise;[r]your restoration will quickly arrive;[s]your godly behavior[t] will go before you,and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard.[u]9 Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond;you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’You must[v] remove the burdensome yoke from among youand stop pointing fingers a...