Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to act appropriately,
knowing when to challenge what is wrong
and when to be gracious to those who wrong us.  

¹⁸ According to their deeds,
    he will repay as appropriate,
    wrath to his adversaries,
    recompense to his enemies;
    he will repay the islands their due.
¹⁹ So they will fear Yahweh’s name from the west,
  …

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to listen to and speak your words today 

²⁰ “A Redeemer will come to Zion,
    and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.

²¹ “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh.
“My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth,
nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to allow your glory to be on us and in us so that others may live in your light

¹ “Arise, shine; for your light has come,
    and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
² For, behold, darkness will cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but Yahweh will arise on you,
    and his glory shall be seen on you.
³ Nations will come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of…

Heavenly Father
give us grace to lift up our eyes today and perceive you present among us, so that our hearts may thrill and be enlarged with your grace, and proclaim your praises. 

⁴ “Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
    they all gather themselves together.
    They come to you.
Your sons will come from far away,
    and your daughters will be carried in arms.
⁵ Then you shall see and be radiant,
    and…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to have hope for the future

[Isaiah had a vision of things being put right in the future]

[There will be ample supply of animals required for temple sacrifice]

⁷ All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you.
    The rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
They will be accepted as offerings on my altar;
    and I will beautify my glorious house.

[The number of ships bringing the exiled sons home to Jerusalem will be so great that their sails…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to live in an open handed and open hearted way

[Isaiah, still in Exile, has hope for the future]

¹⁰ “Foreigners will build up your walls,       [which the Babylonians tore down]
    and their kings will serve you:
for in my wrath I struck you,       [and allowed the Babylonians to take the Jews into exile]
    but in my favour I have had mercy on you.    [Allowing the Jews to return]

[Isaiah, has a vision of…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to walk with you today and find joy in you

¹³ “The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together,
to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet [i.e. the temple] glorious.
¹⁴ The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; [those who took the Jews into exile]
    and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet.
They will call you Yahweh’s City,
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to allow you to be our light, so that we are governed by peace and righteousness

¹⁷ For bronze I will bring gold;
    for iron I will bring silver;
    for wood, bronze,
    and for stones, iron.
I will also make peace your governor,
    and righteousness your ruler.
¹⁸ Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
    nor desolation or destruction within your borders…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be patient as we wait for your kingdom to come and your will to be done

²⁰ Your sun will not go down any more,
    nor will your moon withdraw itself;
for Yahweh will be your everlasting light,
    and the days of your mourning will end.
²¹ Then your people will all be righteous.
    They will inherit the land forever,
    the branch of my planting,
   …

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to do this: 

¹ The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
    because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble.
He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted,
    to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to those who are bound,
 

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be a blessing to those who mourn and those who have a spirit of heaviness

^[The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me,
    because Yahweh has anointed me…]   
² to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favour
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
    to comfort all who mourn,
³ to provide for those who mourn in Zion,
    to give to them a garland for ashes,
  …

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to fulfil our calling to be your servants. 

⁴ They will rebuild the old ruins.
    They will raise up the former devastated places.
They will repair the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for many generations.
⁵ Strangers will stand and feed your flocks.
    Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
⁶ But you will be called Yahweh’s priests.
    Men will…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to find joy in living faithfully in covenant relationship with you, doing what is Just. 

⁷ Instead of your shame you will have double.
    Instead of dishonour, they will rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they will possess double.
    Everlasting joy will be to them.
⁸ “For I, Yahweh, love justice.
    I hate robbery and iniquity.
I will give them their reward in truth
…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be righteous in all that we do and say, so that our lives may praise you

¹⁰ I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh!
    My soul will be joyful in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation.
    He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
    as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland
    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
¹¹ For as the earth produces its bud,
 …

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to seek first your kingdom and your righteousness

¹  For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace,
    and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
    and her salvation like a burning lamp.
² The nations will see your righteousness,
    and all kings your glory.
You will be called by a new name,
    which…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today tp call out to you in good times and in bad times

⁶ I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.
    They will never be silent day nor night.
You who call on Yahweh, take no rest,
⁷     and give him no rest, until he establishes,
    and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to work for economic and social justice

⁸ Yahweh has sworn by his right hand,
    and by the arm of his strength,
“Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies,
    and foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have laboured,
⁹ but those who have harvested it will eat it, and praise Yahweh.
    Those who have gathered it will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to live as Holy People who have been saved from the power of sin and death

¹⁰ Go through, go through the gates!
    Prepare the way of the people!
Build up, build up the highway!
    Gather out the stones!
    Lift up a banner for the peoples.
¹¹ Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth,
    “Say to the daughter of Zion,
    ‘Behold, your salvation comes!…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to have hope that you will save particularly when judgement falls on unrighteousness.

¹ Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?
   Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength?
   “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
² Why is your clothing red, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat?
  ³ “I have trodden the wine…

Heavenly Father
give us grace today to speak in word and deed about your love

⁷ I will tell of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh
    and the praises of Yahweh,
    according to all that Yahweh has given to us,
and the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
    which he has given to them according to his mercies,
    and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
⁸ For he said, “Surely, they are my people,
…