Isa 58:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : God tells them what real fasting is not. It is not just appearing sad, bowing the head, or lying in sackcloth and ashes. Is it such a fast that I have chosen…to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? . Outward signs mean nothing if the heart is not humble and repentant (Matthew 6:16; Luke 18:13 ). God does not accept a “fast” that is only for show.

‏ Isaiah 58:5

v. 5: God tells them what real fasting is not. It is not just appearing sad, bowing the head, or lying in sackcloth and ashes. Is it such a fast that I have chosen…to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? . Outward signs mean nothing if the heart is not humble and repentant (Matthew 6:16; Luke 18:13 ^a). God does not accept a “fast” that is only for show.