Scripture – Isaiah 50:9 9 It is the Lord God who helps me;     who will declare me guilty? All of them will wear out like a garment;     the moth will eat them up. Prayer Focus: If the Lord is on our side, who can be against us? Those who seek to attack or…

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Scripture – Isaiah 50:7-8 7 The Lord God helps me;     therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint,     and I know that I shall not be put to shame; 8     he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me?     Let us stand in court…

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Scripture – Isaiah 50:6 6 I gave my back to those who struck me     and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face     from insult and spitting. Prayer Focus: On a day of remembrance such as this one, we hear words from Isaiah that might appear…

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Scripture – Isaiah 50:4b-5 4b Morning by morning he wakens,     wakens my ear     to listen as those who are taught. 5 The Lord God has opened my ear,     and I was not rebellious;     I did not turn backward. Prayer Focus: As the old hymn goes, “Morning by morning, new mercies I…

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Scripture – Isaiah 50:4a 4 The Lord God has given me     a trained tongue, that I may know how to sustain     the weary with a word. Prayer Focus: We continue this week with another text from the prophet Isaiah and the theme of faithful speech returns again. While in the Letter of James…

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10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return     and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;     they shall obtain joy and gladness,     and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Prayer Focus: While many of our ministries and activities at Unity Presbyterian Church have started anew for…

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9 No lion shall be there,     nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there,     but the redeemed shall walk there. Prayer Focus: Not only was traversing the desert difficult, but it was also dangerous due to the wild beasts one might encounter. So, Isaiah tells the…

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8 A highway shall be there,     and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it,     but it shall be for God’s people;     no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray. Prayer Focus: A highway shall appear in the desert and it shall be called the Holy…

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6 For waters shall break forth in the wilderness     and streams in the desert; 7 the burning sand shall become a pool     and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;     the grass shall become reeds and rushes. Prayer Focus: Isaiah sees the coming of the…

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5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,     and the ears of the deaf shall be opened; 6 then the lame shall leap like a deer,     and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. Prayer Focus: Sometimes we think of salvation as being merely a change of heart or assurance…

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