Post by Woody Williams on Dec 7, 2006 7:20:06 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Isaiah 1:27-31
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Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together,
and those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
or you shall be ashamed of the oaks
in which you delighted;
and you shall blush for the gardens
that you have chosen.
For you shall be like an oak
whose leaf withers,
and like a garden without water.
The strong shall become like tinder,
and their work like a spark;
they and their work shall burn together,
with no one to quench them.
Devotional
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Repentant one or rebel? That was the question people had to ask of
themselves and answer at the time of Isaiah. Repentant ones will be
redeemed by righteousness. Rebels will be destroyed. That question
confronts humanity today. Repentant one or rebel? God holds the world
accountable and continues to call people to seek justice and
righteousness in what they do. It begins by seeing the wrongs in
which we engage, individually and corporately.
Prayer
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Give me courage to repent of my wrongs, gracious God. Amen
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Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
But rebels and sinners shall be destroyed together,
and those who forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
or you shall be ashamed of the oaks
in which you delighted;
and you shall blush for the gardens
that you have chosen.
For you shall be like an oak
whose leaf withers,
and like a garden without water.
The strong shall become like tinder,
and their work like a spark;
they and their work shall burn together,
with no one to quench them.
Devotional
----------
Repentant one or rebel? That was the question people had to ask of
themselves and answer at the time of Isaiah. Repentant ones will be
redeemed by righteousness. Rebels will be destroyed. That question
confronts humanity today. Repentant one or rebel? God holds the world
accountable and continues to call people to seek justice and
righteousness in what they do. It begins by seeing the wrongs in
which we engage, individually and corporately.
Prayer
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Give me courage to repent of my wrongs, gracious God. Amen