Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and ?invoke? the God of Israel, but not in truth and not in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves ?after the holy city?, and they lean on the God of Israel— Yahweh of hosts is his name…
+ DAILY PRAYER +
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 23:1-5
Psa 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psa 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
Psa 23:3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psa 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psa 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Reading for Monday February 9th Isaiah 48:1-11
Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel
48 Hear this, house of Jacob,
who are called by the name of Israel
and came out from the waters of Judah,
who swear by the name of Yahweh,
and ?invoke? the God of Israel,
but not in truth
and not in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves ?after the holy city?,
and they lean on the God of Israel—
Yahweh of hosts is his name.
3 “I declared the former things from ?of old?,
and they went out from my mouth.
And I ?announced? them suddenly;
I acted, and they came to pass,
4 because ?I know? that you are obstinate,
and your neck an iron sinew,
and your forehead bronze.
5 And I declared them to you from of old;
I ? announced? them to you before they came to pass
so that you would not say, ‘My idol did them,
and my image and my cast image commanded them.’
6 You have heard; see it all.
And will you not declare it?
I ?announce? new things to you from this time
and hidden things that you have not known.
7 Now they are created, and not from ?of old?,
and before today, and you have not heard them
so that you could not say, “Look! I knew them.”
8 Neither have you heard, nor have you known,
nor from ?of old? has your ear been opened.
For I knew you would deal treacherously, very treacherously,
and you are called a rebel from the womb.
9 For the sake of my name I ?refrain from? my anger,
and for my praise I restrain it for you
so as not to cut you off.
10 Look! I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it;
for why should it be defiled?
And I will not give my glory to another.”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
