#Isaiah 58
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Fast for the Right Reasons
1 Cry out with a full-throated shout.
Do not hold back.
Shout like the blast of a ram’s horn.
Declare to my people their rebellious deeds.
Declare to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 They seek me day by day,
and they are delighted to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that does what is right,
as if they had not forsaken the just ways of their God.
They ask me for just verdicts.
They are delighted to approach God:
3 “Why do we fast, but you do not see?
Why do we afflict ourselves, but you are not aware?”
This is what you do!
On the same day when you fast, you do whatever you please,
and you oppress all your workers.
4 You fast so you can fight and quarrel,
so you can strike with a wicked fist.
You should not fast the way you are doing it today
if you expect God on high to hear your voice.
5 Is this the kind of fast that I would choose:
a day when a person afflicts himself
and bows his head like a reed
and makes his bed on sackcloth and ashes?
Do you call this a fast, a day to gain the Lord’s favor?
6 On the contrary, isn’t this the kind of fast that I would choose:
to loosen the chains of wickedness,
to tear apart the ropes of a yoke,
to release the oppressed so they go free,
and to tear every yoke to pieces?
7 Isn’t a true fast that you share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless and afflicted into a house?
Yes, when you see a naked person, you are to cover him,
and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.
8 Then your light will break forth like dawn,
and your healing will spring up quickly.
Your righteousness will go out ahead of you,
and the Glory of the Lord will follow you.
9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer.
You will cry out, and he will say, “Here I am!”
If you remove the bar of the yoke from among you,
and if you stop finger-pointing and speaking wickedly,
10 if you offer your life for the hungry,
and if you satisfy the desires of the afflicted,
then your light will shine in the darkness,
and your darkest gloom will shine like the noonday sun.
11 Then the Lord will lead you continually.
He will satisfy your desire in arid places,
and he will strengthen your bones.
Then you will be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water, whose waters will not fail.
12 Then your ancient ruins will be rebuilt,
and you will restore the foundations from past generations.
Then you will be called the repairer of broken walls,
the restorer of streets to live on.
13 If you do not trample the Sabbath
by doing whatever you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight,
if you treat the holy day of the Lord as something to be honored,
if you honor it by not going your own way,
by not pursuing pleasure or negotiating a deal,
14 then you will delight in the Lord.
I will cause you to ride over the heights of the land.
I will provide food for you from the land inherited from
your father Jacob.
Yes, the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
— Isaiah 58 | Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)
The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cross References: Exodus 14:19; Exodus 31:16-17; Exodus 35:2; Leviticus 16:31; Deuteronomy 15:7; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29; 1 Kings 21:12; 1 Kings 21:27; Nehemiah 5:10; Job 3:14; Job 11:17; Job 22:27; Psalm 12:2; Psalm 37:6; Psalm 48:14; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 2:5; Isaiah 30:13; Isaiah 40:6; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 25:35-36; Luke 18:12; John 7:38; Acts 8:23; Titus 1:16; James 4:8
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Daily Prayer for the Lord's: March 17, 2024
Prayer: Our God and glorious refuge, we give you praise and thanksgiving that you gave us one day in seven as a reminder of the eternal rest you promised your people. We are grateful that you have called us out of the world and redeemed us to yourself. We are grateful that you give us this day as a day of rest from our usual struggles, endeavors, trials, and difficulties as we pilgrim through…
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Isaiah 58: The Enduring Wisdom of the Sabbath
Jesus was honoring the Sabbath according to the heart of God, and in so doing, Jesus was also deliberately challenging legalism.
#Isaiah58 #Sabbath
Beginning of the Sabbath
Because God Rested
God took six days to create the universe, everything that exists. When God was finished, God pronounced God’s work “very good,” and then the Lord rested.
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished and all their multitude. On the sixth day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had…
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A Judgment of Money
The holy rabbi of the village was out walking through the market place when he saw a man so upset that he was crying. He went over and asked, “Why are you so upset?”
The man began telling of his misfortune. “I am a storekeeper in a nearby village. I left my home with a hundred rubles in order to buy goods for my store. After arriving here, though I looked in all my pockets, I could not find the…
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Let Go and Give (Isaiah 58:1-12)
Both abstinence and generosity are necessary in the practice of fasting.
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet.Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways,as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God.They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come…
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The simplicity of compassion
The simplicity of compassion
God is not seeking our religiosity, but our practical, personal sacrifices on behalf of others.
Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Yeshua encourages believers to demonstrate compassion to others, to assist those who do not have the ability to help themselves. In so doing, he affirms, a universal principle of recompense is enacted and put into play. In the…
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Friday Fasting For Freedom
Friday Fasting For Freedom
Peace dear friends, today we join in fasting for freedom, so we can freely worship, serve and travel to fellowship and evangelize 🌏 Please invite all the elders in Christ to join and pray for deliverance of the disciples internationally. Amen.
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ISAIAH S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 58
Wednesday, 7/6/22
SCRIPTURE:
“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways,
As a nation that has done righteousness
And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God.
They ask Me for just decisions,
They delight in the nearness of God."
~ Isaiah 58:2
OBSERVATION:
"...day by day..." - seeking Him is not a "one and done" thing... - Reminds me of the song from Godspell... (showing my age here, I fear...)
Knowing His ways, being near Him, is (should be) delightful - very agreeable · very pleasurable -enjoyable - gratifying - satisfying marvelous - wonderful - magnificent - exciting...
Again, the song from Godspell - "...follow Thee more nearly | Day by day..."
A nation is made up of individuals... have I "...done righteousness and... not forsaken the ordinance of... God"?
Ask for His just decisions - despite my behavior, my disobedience, my sinfulness?
His "just decision" on/for me is just - because His mercy through Jesus - His grace - He made it so...
APPLICATION:
Seek Him day by day...
Delight to know His ways...
Delight in His nearness...
Do righteousness...
Celebrate His grace and just decision through Jesus...
PRAYER:
Father God in Heaven - may I seek You throughout the day, not just once a day... may I find delight in Your ways... in all Your ways, always... Thank You for Your nearness through Your Holy Spirit - may I listen for His whisper and direction at all times, showing me when and where and how to do Your righteousness - for Your glory and credit, not mine - in the same ways Jesus healed and taught and sought Your will over His own fleshly desires... In His Name, and for Your worshipful praise and honor...
As always, y'all's always, in all ways - gratefully because of Him...
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Isaiah 58:8 (NIV) -
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
#Isaiah 58:8#your light#will#break#forth#dawn#healing#quickly#appear#righteousness#will go#glory#the LORD
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"You will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry, and He will say, "Here I am"." Isaiah 58:9
#bible quotes#Isaiah 58:9#Bible#You will call and the Lord will answer#call#answer#Lord#Here I am#God#Jesus#Christ#Jesus Christ#Father#Son#Holy Spirit#Holy Trinity#christian religion#faith#hope#love#stress reliever
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Here am I
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer.
You will cry out, and he will say, “Here I am!”
If you remove the bar of the yoke from among you,
and if you stop finger-pointing and speaking wickedly,
— Isaiah 58:9 | Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)
The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cross References: Job 22:27; Psalm 12:2; Psalm 20:6; Psalm 50:15; Proverbs 6:13; Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 55:6
#call#Lord#answer#stop#accusing#wicked speech#Isaiah 58:9#Book of isaiah#Old Testament#EHV#Evangelical Heritage Version#Holy Bible#Wartburg Project Inc.
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Daily Prayer for the Lord's Day: November 5, 2023
Prayer: Grant to your redeemed people, our most holy and loving Father, a sense of your presence and majesty today as we seek to remember the Lord’s Day and honor it as you have commanded. We lament our pitiful state and the world we live which has been wrecked by sin, plunging all of us into a life of misery and sadness. In it, we face many hardships of strained relationships, sorrow and pain…
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Isaiah 58: We Reap What We Sow
When you and I sow to the Spirit, in mercy and kindness and a willingness to serve, looking for ways to help others, that will also be our harvest in life.
#Isaiah58 #GoodDeeds #ActsofMercy
According to Isaiah, and seven hundred years later to Paul, God has prepared ahead of time specific work for each person: satisfying, enjoyable, and meaningful work.
People are certainly capable of doing praiseworthy works without being born again. There are plenty of volunteers, philanthropists, and heroes who are doing good things in the world. But without faith, these works have no eternal…
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#acts of mercy#anthony destefano#Isaiah 58#Matthew 25#separating the sheep and the goats#ten prayers God alwas says yes to#we reap what we sow
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"THE BENEFITS OF FASTING"
WHY DO WE FAST?
There are different kind of fasts. There are private fasts that you do privately: Matthew 6:16-18, “And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy and sour and dreary like the hypocrites, for they put on a dismal countenance, that their fasting may be apparent to and seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full already. But when you fast, perfume your head…
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#1 Chronicles 10:12#1 Thessalonians 4:3-8#Acts 10:34#Acts 13:1-2#Believers#Benefits#Bible#Chef Shermaine#Church#Direction#Encouragement#Esther 4:14#Faith#Fasting#God#Holy Spirit#Isaiah 58:6#James 4:8#Jesus Christ#Matthew 22:37#Matthew 6:16-18#Motives#Philippians 3:10-12#Psalm 61:1-3#Scripture#Word of God
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The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Isaiah 58:11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.58.11.NLT
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