Post by Woody Williams on Dec 6, 2007 7:16:02 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Isaiah 54:4-8
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Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.
For your Maker is your husband,
the LORD of hosts is his name;
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
the God of the whole earth he is called.
For the LORD has called you
like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
like the wife of a man’s youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
In overflowing wrath for a moment
I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
says the LORD, your Redeemer.
Devotional
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This text is written like a song. It has imagery, rhythm and a
dramatic movement toward the closing line, "but with everlasting love
I will have compassion upon you." God is committed to reconciliation.
That is the ultimate goal of God's redemptive purpose. Humans will
err and stray like an unfaithful spouse, but God will keep seeking
and recalling his bride, the people of God. Trust that everlasting
love.
Prayer
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Strengthen my trust in your love, O Lord. Amen
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Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.
For your Maker is your husband,
the LORD of hosts is his name;
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
the God of the whole earth he is called.
For the LORD has called you
like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,
like the wife of a man’s youth when she is cast off,
says your God.
For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
In overflowing wrath for a moment
I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
says the LORD, your Redeemer.
Devotional
----------
This text is written like a song. It has imagery, rhythm and a
dramatic movement toward the closing line, "but with everlasting love
I will have compassion upon you." God is committed to reconciliation.
That is the ultimate goal of God's redemptive purpose. Humans will
err and stray like an unfaithful spouse, but God will keep seeking
and recalling his bride, the people of God. Trust that everlasting
love.
Prayer
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Strengthen my trust in your love, O Lord. Amen