"You're interested in religion, I'm interested in people." ~~Zechariah the Prophet

The people of the town of Bethel sent a delegation to the priests and prophets with a question. They wanted to know if the should continue fasting annually as they had been doing on a certain day for a long time now. They had turned something from God into a ritual. God isn't interested in rituals. God isn't interested in religion.

He is interested in people and requires that we love them daily.

"You're interested in religion, I'm interested in people." ~~Zechariah 7:6

"Keep your lives simple and honest." ~~God to Zechariah

Jesus summed up what God wants us to do. It was nothing new. God is all about simplicity. God wants us to love Him and love everyone else we know. That's it. To do that, we need to be able to focus. That requires we live our lives simply.

"Keep your lives simple and honest." God to Zechariah (8:17)