Wednesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on August 21, 2024 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
This passage rings in the ears and hearts of all who are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. For Christians, we see the fulfillment of this passage in the saving work of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The deaf hear the Word. The spiritually blind now see their sin and their need for the Savior. Those who have been humbled before the Law of God have increased their joy because Christ has forgiven them. The world, the flesh, and the devil are defeated. This is the great hope that believers have in Christ. We see these descriptions of what the Lord will accomplish as being fulfilled in Jesus and being received by His baptized people.
It is no wonder that Isaiah describes God as “the LORD, who redeemed Abraham…” Abraham was led by God out of his homeland, where idolatry enslaved the minds of the people, and He brought Abraham to worship the true God. The Lord redeemed Abraham out of idolatry, and likewise the Lord Jesus saves you, dear Christian. He opens your ears, eyes, and mind to receive His grace through faith alone.
Collect: 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.
