How Far is Too Far?

“at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot.”

Isaiah 20:2

How far will you go to be obedient to Gods command?

How far before you say: “Too far!”

Apparently Isaiah walked around naked and barefoot for three years at the command of God and never said “Too far!”

Imagine the stares from others he endured during that time.

How many quick glances and whispered insults did he endure?

Imagine all of the “Oh, don’t pay attention to my crazy uncle, he thinks he’s obeying God” types of comments were leveled about him in those roughly 1000 days.

All for the obedience to the command of God!

Surely God wouldn’t subject someone to that kind of ridicule!

What courage and what confidence the prophet had to have that he was truly hearing from God in order to fulfill such a command!

Could I do it?

Would I do it?

Would you?

Would God require such a thing of me? Of you?

Are you prepared to answer the question:

How far is too far?