The question today comes from Isaiah 1:5:
“Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel?”
It’s not the voice of an angry judge—it’s the cry of a loving Father. The kind of voice you hear when someone you love is hurting themselves and won’t stop. Isaiah speaks to a nation spiraling in sin, and God asks the question every parent has asked: “Why do you keep doing what’s hurting you?”
Sin doesn’t just break commandments—it breaks us. It tears at the soul. The path of rebellion isn’t paved with pleasure—it’s lined with pain. God sees His children wounded by their own choices, and His heart aches.
I’ve seen it in others. I’ve seen it in myself. The habits that promised comfort but delivered emptiness. The shortcuts that only made the journey longer. And still, God asks—not with a fist, but with a whisper: “Why?”
He doesn’t ask to shame. He asks to rescue.
If you’ve been walking in circles of regret, hear Him again: “Why keep going?” There’s a better way. A way that leads to peace, not pain.
One last thing to remember, repentance is not when you cry. Repentance is when you change.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.