God’s Word Not Return Void
Backgrounder on Isaiah 52-57:
Nowhere in the OT will you see
a clearer picture of the horrible
price of your redemption than in
these six chapters. Many verses
show the anquish our Savior,
as suffering servant, endured
in paying the awful price of sin…
His visage was marred more than
any man (52:14), He was bruised…
and with his stripes we are healed
(53:5); The LORD laid on him
the iniquity of us all (53:6).
Lord, Your Ways Be Accomplished:
Seek the Lord while He may be
found, Call on Him while He is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous… his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord (Isa 55:6-7)
My thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways My ways… For as
the heaven higher than the earth so
are My Ways Higher than your ways,
& My thots than your thots (v8-9).
My word that goes out from My
mouth: it will not return to me empty
but Will Accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for
which I sent it (Isa 55:11). Amen.
Lord, Your Word simply tells me
to seek and to call, and that’s it.
But I have a hard time believing
the simplicity of it all. Captivate
me Lord each time I come seeking
You with the sound of Your voice.
And in Your mercy, please reward
my seeking and calling quickly and
decisively enough to establish this
posture as a pattern in my life. Amen
Lord, Your plan may seems crazy,
for You sometimes use foolish things
to accomplish Your purposes. For Your thoughts are not our thoughts,
neither are our ways Your ways.
When things don’t make sense
prompt us Holy Spirit to ask You for
wisdom to discern what You’re doing
For I will be a fool if I didn’t Take
You at Your Word & Trust U. Amen.
Lord, I praise You that Your words
do not come back empty, that
they do the work You sent them
to do & accomplish Your purpose.
Grant me to be hungry enough to
Feed on Your Word each day. And
grant me to Value Your Word more
than silver, gold or anything that this
world offers. In Jesus’ name, Amen.