Wednesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on September 7, 2022 by under
Scripture: Isaiah 29:18-24 (NKJV)
29:18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the terrible one is brought to nothing, the scornful one is consumed, and all who watch for iniquity are cut off—
21 who make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just by empty words.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall not now be ashamed, nor shall his face now grow pale;
23 “But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, they will hallow My name, and hallow the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel.
24 “These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, and those who complained will learn doctrine.”
Devotion
It is easy to focus on the “doom and gloom” of the world today. And indeed, there is much to lament about the world and its state. But at the same time, let us not lose our focus on who is truly in control of the future, and what a precious treasure we have in the Gospel, the good news for us of the forgiveness of our sins.
For are we not the deaf, who would hear the words of the book? Are we not the blind, who would see out of obscurity and out of darkness? Indeed, it is through the promise of the working of the Holy Spirit that God’s Word convicts us of our sin, offers and brings us the forgiveness of our sins, and gives us strength to follow God’s will.
Yet there are many who still live in this darkness and this blindness. Let us pray also for them, that God would shed His light on them; and let us each also be prepared to bear witness to our faith for those who may not yet believe. As Peter says: “always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” (1 Pet. 3:15).
Prayer: Almighty and Merciful God, of Whose only gift it cometh that Thy faithful people do unto Thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may so faithfully serve Thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain Thy heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
