One day we will stand before the healing-compassionate Jesus, the One who “Went about doing good”, to be judged by what we have actually done living out the content of the Isaiah fast. For, you see, the Isaiah fast is really Christlikeness in a nutshell. We will not be asked about our religious experiences. Our religious experiences, even our high worship moments, will be evaluated on the Christlike life they did or did not produce. Lord Jesus, teach me to walk in Your ways; teach me to truly follow You, so that I will not be ashamed on that great day.
“Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’” Matthew 25:34-40 (NRSV)
