Heavenly father
give us grace to be open to what you are doing in our lives and the lives of others TODAY.16 Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea,
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and a path in the mighty waters,
[Yahweh is powerful in nature]
17 who brings out the chariot and horse,
the army and the mighty man
(they lie down together, they shall not rise;
they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick) says:
[and…Heavenly father
give us grace to drink in all that you give us today, so that our lives may be a celebration of you.19 I will even make a way in the wilderness,
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and rivers in the desert.
20 The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honour me,
because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people which I formed…Heavenly father
give us grace to acknowledge our sins so that they may be blotted out and forgiven.25 I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;
and I will not remember your sins.
26 Put me in remembrance.
Let us plead together.
Declare your case,
that you may be justified.[and just in case we think that all this confessing of sins is a waste of time and doesn’t apply to…
moreHeavenly Father
give us grace to receive the living water of your Spirit, so that we would bring glory to you today1 Yet listen now, Jacob my servant,
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and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 This is what Yahweh who made you,
and formed you from the womb,
who will help you says:
“Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant;
and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.…Heavenly Father
give us grace to stand firm on you as our Rock so that we will not be afraid of anything today6 This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel,
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and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says:
“I am the first, and I am the last;
and besides me there is no God.
7 Who is like me?
Who will call,
and will declare it,
and set it in order for me,
since I established the…Heavenly Father
give us grace to see in perspective all that we have made and all that we hold dear, so that they may not take your place.9 Everyone who makes a carved image is vain.
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The things that they delight in will not profit.
11 Behold, all his fellows will be disappointed;
and the workmen are mere men.
Let them all be gathered together.
They will fear.
They will be put to shame together.
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to rejoice in forgiveness today (both ours and others’)21 Remember these things, Jacob and Israel;
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for you are my servant.
I have formed you.
You are my servant.
Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions,
and, as a cloud, your sins.
Return to me, for I…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust in you, our creator -our source of knowledge and hope24 Yahweh, your Redeemer,
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and he who formed you from the womb says:
“I am Yahweh, who makes all things;
who alone stretches out the heavens;
who spreads out the earth by myself;
25 who frustrates the signs of the liars,
and makes diviners mad;
who turns wise men backward,
and makes their…Heavenly Father
give us grace to know and trust your nature which permeates everything, both light and darkness1 Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him,
and strip kings of their armour;
to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:2 “I will go before you
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and make the rough places smooth.
I will break the doors of bronze in pieces
and cut apart the bars of iron.
3 I will…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust you as our father to bring forth righteousness and salvation in us and for us in your own ways8 Rain, you heavens, from above,
and let the skies pour down righteousness.
Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation,
and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it.
I, Yahweh, have created it.9 Woe to him who strives with his Maker—
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a clay pot among the clay…Heavenly Father, our maker
give us grace to trust in your saving power, even when you are hidden from us11 Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel
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and his Maker says:
“You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons,
and you command me concerning the work of my hands!
12 I have made the earth, and created man on it.
13 I have raised him up in righteousness,
and I will make all his ways straight.
He shall build my city,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to seek you and your righteousness today18 For Yahweh who created the heavens,
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the God who formed the earth and made it,
who established it and didn’t create it a waste,
who formed it to be inhabited says:
“I am Yahweh.
There is no other.
19 I have not spoken in secret,
in a place of the land of darkness.
I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in…Heavenly Father
give us grace to see how we turn away to other sources of fulfilment and strength, and to turn to you for these today.20 “Assemble yourselves and come.
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Draw near together, you who have escaped from the nations.
Those have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image,
and pray to a god that can’t save.
21 Declare and present it.
Yes, let them take counsel together.
Who has shown this from ancient time?…Heavenly Father
give us grace to have confidence and hope in proclaiming in deed and word that Jesus was reconciling ALL things to himself22 “Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
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for I am God, and there is no other.
23 I have sworn by myself.
The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked,
that to me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall take an oath.
24 …Heavenly Father
give us grace to allow you to carry us when we are weary, rather than look to those things which bring us aditional burdens.1 [The Babylonian] idols are a burden for the weary.
2 They could not deliver the burden,
but they have gone into captivity.3 “Listen to me, all the remnant of the house of Israel,
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that have been carried from their birth,
that have been carried from the womb.
4 Even to old age I am…3 ‘Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. 4 Even to your old age and grey hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you
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give us grace to see those things/people who we put in place of you.5 “To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal,
and compare me, as if we were the same?
6 Some pour out gold from the bag,
and hire a goldsmith,
and he makes it a god.
They fall down—
yes, they worship.
8 “Remember this, and show yourselves men.
Bring it to mind again, you transgressors…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust you for today and tomorrow.9 Remember the former things of old:
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for I am God, and there is no other.
I am God, and there is none like me.
10 I declare the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times things that are not yet done.
I say: My counsel will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
11 I call a ravenous bird from the east,
…Heavenly Father
give us grace to consider what is taking place today and reflect on what might happen tomorrow.1 ‘Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon;
3 Your nakedness will be exposed - I will take vengeance;
4 Our Redeemer – the Lord Almighty is his name –
is the Holy One of Israel.6 I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance;
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I gave them into your hand,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be careful and wise in what we trust today, particularly being wary of what makes us comfortable.8 ‘Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security
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and saying to yourself, “I am, and there is none besides me.
10 You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, “No one sees me.”
Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you
11 Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away.
a catastrophe you cannot foresee…
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