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Man of suffering. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him. Isaiah 53:3 This verse is so rich with meaning! Isn’t it that when we are despised and rejected, we tend…

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A moment of stillness (76).

Our source of comfort. I—I am the one who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear humans who die, or a son of man who is given up like grass? Isaiah 51:12 God is the only one who has power over our lives. No matter what other people do to us, they do…

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A moment of stillness (75).

You will not be ashamed. Kings will be your guardians and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who put their hope in me will not be put…

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Discipline is necessary. I am bringing my justice near; it is not far away, and my salvation will not delay. I will put salvation in Zion, my splendor in Israel. Isaiah 46:13 The word justice that is used in this verse is interchangeable with righteousness. Israel knew the depths of God’s punishment because of their…

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A moment of stillness (73).

Way maker. “I will go before you and level the uneven places; I will shatter the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two.” Isaiah 45:2 Life can be so uneven sometimes. The going is so rough when the road is less travelled. But this is precisely where God calls His chosen ones because…

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A moment of stillness (72).

Water in the desert. I will open rivers on the barren heights, and springs in the middle of the plains. I will turn the desert into a pool and dry land into springs. Isaiah 41:18 Does your life feel like an endless desert? Maybe you’re telling yourself, if I could just see one sign of…

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