Prayer – O LORD my God, You teach me what is good for me and lead me along the path I should follow. Thank you, because I know I can trust You to show me where to go and when. I’m listening.
"Listen to me, O family of
Jacob, Israel my chosen one! I alone am God, the First and the Last. It was my
hand that laid the foundations of the earth, my right hand that spread out the
heavens above. When I call out the stars, they all appear in order."
Have any of your idols ever told you
this? Come, all of you, and listen: The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally. He
will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon and to destroy the
Babylonian armies. "I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! I will send him on
this errand and will help him succeed. Come closer, and listen to this. From
the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen."
And now the Sovereign LORD and his
Spirit have sent me with this message. This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is
good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow. Oh, that you had
listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle
river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea." Isaiah
48:12-18
Meditate. Listen to God’s words. Find His Peace like a
river.
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Isaiah was a prophet to the Israelites in Judah. He was
filled with the Spirit of the Lord. Did you note that he asked the Israelites
about their idols? Then he challenged the people to “listen.” Do you hear the
same command, “listen?” Read again God’s directive: Oh, that you had
listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle
river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. According
to Paul, the Gentiles are offered the same salvation as the Israelites. Let God’s
peace flow over you as you “listen” and respond to His words.
Verses of Salvation ~ And after they had argued back and
forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: "The
Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the
prophet, 'Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand.
When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. For the hearts of these people
are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes—so their
eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot
understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.' (Isaiah
6:9-10). So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been
offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it." Acts 28:25-28
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