• “Listening to God” Bible Reading & Devotion: Nov 6, 2025 – Isaiah 061

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    Chapter 61 (ESV)

    1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor;
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
    2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
    and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
    3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
    the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
    that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
    4 They shall build up the ancient ruins;
    they shall raise up the former devastations;
    they shall repair the ruined cities,
    the devastations of many generations.

    5 Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks;
    foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
    6 but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
    they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
    you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
    and in their glory you shall boast.
    7 Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
    instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
    therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
    they shall have everlasting joy.

    8 For I the Lord love justice;
    I hate robbery and wrong;
    I will faithfully give them their recompense,
    and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
    9 Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
    and their descendants in the midst of the peoples;
    all who see them shall acknowledge them,
    that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.

    10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my soul shall exult in my God,
    for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
    as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
    11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
    and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
    so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
    to sprout up before all the nations.

     

    REFLECTION:

    1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
    2. What words or phrases stand out to you? How do you feel about being called a priest (v6)? What would it mean for you to live like a priest this week? Do you serve with “delight in the Lord” or with joy in results or feelings of success? What’s the difference?
    3. Ask God for guidance in how you serve. As you serve someone today, be present to the reality that you are doing this with God’s hand, under His power. This is His work and you get to be a part of it!

     

    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:

    Heart of a Servant – youtu.be/zvTbXbaQZ94

     

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