DAY 190 Read Isaiah 29 through 31.
Today's Reading: Each of these three chapters begins with a pronouncement of woe. But amid the solemn words of judgment we find God's mercy.
Memory gem: "In returning and in rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength" (Isaiah 30:15).
Thought for today:
When asked how to eliminate psychiatric problems, a prominent specialist in that field answered that there would be much less strain on men and women if they would team up with God as a daily partner. People literally worry themselves into sickness.
You know that Christ has died for your sins; believe also that He will be your partner and guide. You can talk to Him and have His help every day.
Christ foresees the future, so why not let Him bear the burden of it? We do not know what a day will bring forth, but He does. In Matthew 24 Jesus gave an outline of the future, a prophecy of days to come.
He not only takes care of the past, but He takes care of the future too. He promises that those who love Him will be with Him where He is. We need never be separated from Him--neither now in Spirit nor then in actual presence (see John 17:24). He said: "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20).
Why not take a verse from the old gospel song, learn it, believe it, and live it?
Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life, and rest, and joy, and peace.
----Louisa M.R. Stead
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Difficult or obscure words:
Isaiah 29:1. "Ariel"--a symbolic name for Jerusalem, perhaps meaning an altar in the last part of verse 2.
Isaiah 29:9. "Cry ye out, and cry"--rather: look about, and look.
Isaiah 30:24. "Ear the ground"--old English for "till the ground."
Today's Reading: Each of these three chapters begins with a pronouncement of woe. But amid the solemn words of judgment we find God's mercy.
Memory gem: "In returning and in rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength" (Isaiah 30:15).
Thought for today:
When asked how to eliminate psychiatric problems, a prominent specialist in that field answered that there would be much less strain on men and women if they would team up with God as a daily partner. People literally worry themselves into sickness.
You know that Christ has died for your sins; believe also that He will be your partner and guide. You can talk to Him and have His help every day.
Christ foresees the future, so why not let Him bear the burden of it? We do not know what a day will bring forth, but He does. In Matthew 24 Jesus gave an outline of the future, a prophecy of days to come.
He not only takes care of the past, but He takes care of the future too. He promises that those who love Him will be with Him where He is. We need never be separated from Him--neither now in Spirit nor then in actual presence (see John 17:24). He said: "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20).
Why not take a verse from the old gospel song, learn it, believe it, and live it?
Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life, and rest, and joy, and peace.
----Louisa M.R. Stead
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Difficult or obscure words:
Isaiah 29:1. "Ariel"--a symbolic name for Jerusalem, perhaps meaning an altar in the last part of verse 2.
Isaiah 29:9. "Cry ye out, and cry"--rather: look about, and look.
Isaiah 30:24. "Ear the ground"--old English for "till the ground."
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