Vending Machine Worship

As remarkable as it sounds, there were many in Isaiah’s day who looked to God the way we might look at a vending machine.  Isaiah records their muttering for us.  “‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it?  Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’”  Instead of kicking a vending machine they were shaking their fist at God.  They felt cheated. Now think of how easy it is for us, in our worship, to do the same. But take a look at the remarkable reminder that God shared with them next. Jesus, who is "very God of very God" is so much more than a vending machine.