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TSK · Zechariah 7:5

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But in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten of his men and murdered Gedaliah, as well as the Judeans and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.

They lament,‘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, you oppress your workers.

This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.’

The angel of the LORD then asked,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?”

And now when you eat and drink, are you not doing so for yourselves?’”

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

Private Prayer“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward!

They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.