Politics Won’t Feed the Hungry

Isaiah’s Ancient Wisdom: Stop Accusing, Start serving

“If you remove the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.”
— Isaiah 58:9-10

Isaiah doesn’t mince words. God is not impressed by finger-pointing, name-calling, or endless shouting matches over who is more righteous. He says: Stop it. All of it.

Look at the list:

• Stop judging others.

• Stop calling them names.

• Stop pretending that labeling someone “evil,” “racist,” “cult-like,” “privileged,” or “deplorable” makes you good by comparison.

And instead: feed the hungry, tend to the afflicted, share your resources, use your strength.

The difference is stunning. Finger-pointing multiplies darkness. But helping multiplies light.

I saw this firsthand during a moving project with my daughter and son-in-law. At first, three of us slogged through it—sweating, groaning, making no progress. Add a fourth person, and suddenly it got lighter. Add two more, and it was as though ten people were there. That’s how service works. Your effort becomes more than your own. It’s like God builds a multiplier into generosity.

Gossip, accusation, and politics make the load heavier. But service makes it lighter.

And Isaiah goes further: not only does the community benefit—you yourself are lifted. Your gloom becomes like noonday. The weight you thought you were carrying alone dissolves in the joy of giving.

This is the pattern written all through Scripture. Stop tearing down. Start building up. Stop talking about justice. Start living it.

And when you do? People will notice. Your moral arguments will finally carry weight, not because you shouted louder, but because you lived better.

It really is that simple.

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