• “Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Oct 17, 2025 – Isaiah 047

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    Chapter 47 (ESV)

    8 Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures,
    who sit securely,
    who say in your heart,
    “I am, and there is no one besides me;
    I shall not sit as a widow
    or know the loss of children”:
    9 These two things shall come to you
    in a moment, in one day;
    the loss of children and widowhood
    shall come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries
    and the great power of your enchantments.

    10 You felt secure in your wickedness;
    you said, “No one sees me”;
    your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray,
    and you said in your heart,
    “I am, and there is no one besides me.”
    11 But evil shall come upon you,
    which you will not know how to charm away;
    disaster shall fall upon you,
    for which you will not be able to atone;
    and ruin shall come upon you suddenly,
    of which you know nothing.

    12 Stand fast in your enchantments
    and your many sorceries,
    with which you have labored from your youth;
    perhaps you may be able to succeed;
    perhaps you may inspire terror.
    13 You are wearied with your many counsels;
    let them stand forth and save you,
    those who divide the heavens,
    who gaze at the stars,
    who at the new moons make known
    what shall come upon you.

    14 Behold, they are like stubble;
    the fire consumes them;
    they cannot deliver themselves
    from the power of the flame.
    No coal for warming oneself is this,
    no fire to sit before!
    15 Such to you are those with whom you have labored,
    who have done business with you from your youth;
    they wander about, each in his own direction;
    there is no one to save you.

     

    REFLECTION:

    1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
    2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this word or phrase?
    3. In our sophisticated and cynical age, why do you think most major newspapers faithfully carry astrological information day after day? Have you ever been drawn to astrology or any other occult practices? Do you think it is appropriate for Christians to be involved in these things? Why or why not?
    4. What does this passage relate to your current situation? What does God tell you to do?

     

    PRAYER:

    Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

     

    HYMN:

    Way Maker – youtu.be/EXQGTInPpZU

     

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