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give us grace to open our hearts to you today so that we may live in peace20 Leave Babylon! [The place where Israel went into exile]
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Flee from the Chaldeans! [The new power who will return Israel to their own land]
With a voice of singing announce this,
tell it even to the end of the earth:
say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
21 They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. [Remembering back to when…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in the knowledge that our pasts, our presents and our futures are in you.1 Listen, islands, to me.
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Listen, you peoples, from afar:
Yahweh has called me from the womb;
from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.
2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword.
He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand.
He has made me a polished shaft.
He has kept me close in his…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live as Jesus did- finding strength in you and being a blessing to others5 Now Yahweh, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
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says to bring Jacob again to him,
and to gather Israel to him,
for I am honourable in Yahweh’s eyes,
and my God has become my strength.
6 Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your guidance today, particularly when we are out of our comfort zone8 Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time.
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I have helped you in a day of salvation.
I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people,
to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
9 saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’;
to those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves!’
“They…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to ALL those we meet today, particularly bringing comfort where it is needed11 I will make all my mountains a road,
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and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, these from the north and from the west;
and these from the land of Sinim.” [probably China]
13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth!
Break out into singing,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your love even when we feel forgotten.14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,
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and the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yes, these may forget,
yet I will not forget you!
16 Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.
Your walls are continually…Heavenly Father
open our eyes today so that we may see all the ways in which we are not alone by your grace, particularly when we feel alone[A Message of Hope to God’s people who find themselves in a lonely place - in exile]
17 Your children hurry. [to return to you - because ….]
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Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
all these [your children] gather themselves…Heavenly Father
give us grace to walk with you patiently today22 The Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
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and lift up my banner to the peoples.
They shall bring your sons in their bosom,
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
and lick the dust of…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope, particularly when things look bleak.[Isaiah gives a message of hope to the Jews who had been taken into captivity by the Babylonians,
that the Persian empire would take the Babylonians into captivity and allow the Jews to return to Judea]24 Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty,
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or the lawful captives be delivered?
25 But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
and the plunder…Heavenly Father
give us grace to listen to you, and the trust in your power to save[God’s people have suffered the consequences of their rebellion]
1 Yahweh says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away?
Or to which of my creditors have I sold you?
Behold, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away for your transgressions.[But when God approached them to deliver them, no-one was listening]
…
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give us grace to listen to you so that we may be a blessing to those who are weary4 The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught,
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that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary.
He awakens morning by morning,
he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
5 The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear.
I was not rebellious.
I have not turned back.
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live today as those who are confident in the help you give us6 I gave my back to those who beat me,
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and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair.
I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord Yahweh will help me.
Therefore I have not been confounded.
Therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I won’t be disappointed.
8 He…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in you today
10 Who among you fears Yahweh
and obeys the voice of his servant?
He who walks in darkness
and has no light,
let him trust in Yahweh’s name,
and rely on his God.
[the alternative is to make our own fire, our own light which leads to lying down in sorrow]11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
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who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to find our joy in you today
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1 “Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness,
you who seek Yahweh.
Look to the rock you were cut from,
and to the quarry you were dug from.
2 Look to Abraham your father,
and to Sarah who bore you;
for when he was but one I called him,
I blessed him,
and made him many.
3 For Yahweh has…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be agents of your justice today, trusting in you
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4 “Listen to me, my people;
and hear me, my nation,
for a law will go out from me,
and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.
5 My righteousness is near.
My salvation has gone out,
and my arms will judge the peoples.
The islands will wait for me,
and they…Heavenly Father
give us grace to open our hearts today to you so that we may know your righteousness and live accordingly.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish away like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a garment.
Its inhabitants will die in the same way,
but my salvation will be forever,
and my righteousness will not be abolished.7 “Listen to…
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give us grace to place today and tomorrow in your hands with joy, trusting in your power shown in the past.[the power of Yahweh existed before history and is attested to in mythical stories of monsters such as Rahab]
9 Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh!
Awake, as in the days of old,
the generations of ancient times.
Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who pierced the monster?[the power of Yahweh was shown in history .e.g.…
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give us grace to not be afraid today, but to find comfort in you.12 “I, even I, am he who comforts you.
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Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die,
and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
13 Have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens,
and laid the foundations of the earth?
Do you live in fear continually all day because of the…Heavenly Father
give us grace to turn to you when we have problems, particularly when we are trapped, when we face death and when our resources fail.14 The captive exile will speedily be freed.
He will not die and go down into the pit.
His bread won’t fail.
15 For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roar.
Yahweh of Armies is his name.…
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give us grace to live as your children so that your kingdom may come on earth as it is in heaven.16 I have put my words in your mouth
and have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
that I may plant the heavens,
and lay the foundations of the earth,
and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’”Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in your justice today[The consequences of turning from the peaceful and righteous way of the Lord apply to all people.
In this case this has happened to the people of Jerusalem (in the shape of desolation, destruction, famine and sword),
but it will also happen to those who have walked over and afflicted them]17 Awake, awake!
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Stand up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from Yahweh’s hand the cup of his wrath.
19 …Heavenly Father
give us grace to know you and your justice today and have no part in oppression.1Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion.
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Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city:
for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you. [and oppress you]
2 Shake yourself from the dust!
Arise, sit up, Jerusalem!
Release yourself from the bonds of your neck, captive daughter of Zion! […Heavenly Father
give us grace to to speak words of peace and of good news today7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace,
who brings good news,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”Heavenly Father
give us grace to abide in you today in peace8 Your watchmen lift up their voice.
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Together they sing;
for they shall see eye to eye when Yahweh returns to Zion. [i.e. our heavenly father living in his people]
9 Break out into joy!
Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; [parts of our lives from which we have formerly excluded our heavenly father]
for Yahweh has comforted…Heavenly Father
give us grace to distance ourselves from all that is unclean today. (loving the sinner while hating the sin)11 Depart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing!
Go out from among her!
Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.
12 For you shall not go out in haste,
neither shall you go by flight:
for Yahweh will go before you;
and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.Heavenly Father
give us grace to have time today to open our eyes to see your glory in unexpected places.13 Behold, my servant will deal wisely.
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He will be exalted and lifted up,
and will be very high.
14 Just as many were astonished at you—
his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men—
15 so he will cleanse many nations.
Kings will shut their mouths at him;
…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be open to and respect our real source of power1 Who has believed our message?
To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?[Note: arm denotes God’s power to deliver, support, conquer. e.g. His “outstretched arm” delivered Israel from Egypt ]
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2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant,
and as a root out of dry ground.
He has no good looks or majesty.
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1 Who has believed our message
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and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in peace and wholeness today.4 Surely he has borne our sickness
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and carried our suffering;
yet we considered him plagued,
struck by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions.
He was crushed for our iniquities.
The punishment that brought our peace was on him;
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep…4 Surely he has borne our sickness
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and carried our suffering;
yet we considered him plagued,
struck by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions.
He was crushed for our iniquities.
The punishment that brought our peace was on him;
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray.
Everyone has turned to his own way;
and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of…Heavenly Father
give us grace to remain silent when appropriate today7 He was oppressed,
yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth.
As a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he didn’t open his mouth.Heavenly Father
give us grace to be wise in how we view others today, particularly those who are stricken in any way.8 He was taken away by oppression and judgement.
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As for his generation,
who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living
and stricken for the disobedience of my people?
9 They made his grave with the wicked,
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in hope today, particularly when we encounter sin and suffering.10 Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him.
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He has caused him to suffer.
When you make his soul an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring.
He will prolong his days
and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.
11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light and be satisfied…Heavenly Father
give us grace to know your servant Jesus today and allow Him to bear all the sins which affect us, both our own and those of others.
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My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself;
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion with the great.
He will divide the plunder with the strong;
because he poured out his soul to death
and was counted with the…Heavenly Father
give us grace to hear and your words of hope for ourselves and speak your words of hope to others1 “Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth;
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break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child:
for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations;
don…Heavenly Father
give us grace to love you with our whole heart today4 “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
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Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
For you will forget the shame of your youth.
You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer.
He will be called the God of the whole…Heavenly Father
give us hope when life is bleak7 “For a small moment I have forsaken you,
but I will gather you with great mercies.
8 In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to me;
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for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth,
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to the next generation11 “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted,
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behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours,
and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children will be taught by Yahweh;
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to see the immense and eternal power that is in you and with us today.14 You will be established in righteousness.
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You will be far from oppression,
for you will not be afraid,
and far from terror,
for it shall not come near you.
15 Behold, they may gather together, but not by me.
Whoever gathers together against you…Heavenly Father
give us grace to only use the weapons of your spirit today16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame,
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and forges a weapon for his work;
and I have created the destroyer to destroy.
17 No weapon that is formed against you will prevail;
and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgement.
This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants,
and their…
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