PrayerBits
A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church
Thursday
Scripture lesson: Isaiah 55:1-9 The true necessities of life
Time to Reflect: This is a wonderful poem, with a lot to think about. To pick just one: the more time we spend worrying about the necessities of life, food, clothing, shelter, the less time we spend on learning about, praying to and serving God. In our lives, how much do we really need to worry about the physical things?
Moving Through the Day: Make a worry list, then put at the top – “Pray to God” Before you can access the rest of the list you have to always start with that first item.
Scripture:
Isaiah 55
Invitation to the Thirsty
1 "Come, all you who are thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost.
2 Why spend money on what is not bread,
and your labor on what does not satisfy?
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,
and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
3 Give ear and come to me;
hear me, that your soul may live.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
my faithful love promised to David.
4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander of the peoples.
5 Surely you will summon nations you know not,
and nations that do not know you will hasten to you,
because of the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor."
6 Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way
and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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