From: "FamilyNet Direct"
Bible Reading for July 25
Isaiah 55
[1] Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no
money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and
without price.
[2] Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour
for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that
which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. [3] Incline your
ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an
everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
[4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and
commander to the people.
[5] Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that
knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the
Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. [6] Seek ye the LORD while he
may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
[7] Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and
let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God,
for he will abundantly pardon. [8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
[9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. [10] For as the rain cometh
down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower,
and bread to the eater: [11] So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my
mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I
please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. [12] For ye shall
go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills
shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field
shall clap their hands. [13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the
LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 56
[1] Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is
near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. [2] Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
[3] Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD,
speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let
the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. [4] For thus saith the LORD unto the
eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take
hold of my covenant; [5] Even unto them will I give in mine house and within
my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give
them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
[6] Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve
him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that
keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; [7]
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house
of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon
mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
[8] The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I
gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. [9] All ye
beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
[10] His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs,
they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. [11] Yea, they are
greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot
understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his
quarter.
[12] Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with
strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Isaiah 57
[1] The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men
are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the
evil to come.
[2] He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking
in his uprightness.
[3] But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer
and the whore.
[4] Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth,
and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of
falsehood,
[5] Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the
children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? [6] Among the smooth
stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast
thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I
receive comfort in these? [7] Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy
bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. [8] Behind the doors
also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered
thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and
made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
[9] And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy
perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even
unto hell.
[10] Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There
is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not
grieved.
[11] And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and
hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace
even of old, and thou fearest me not? [12] I will declare thy righteousness,
and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
[13] When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall
carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in
me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; [14] And shall
say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out
of the way of my people. [15] For thus saith the high and lofty One that
inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place,
with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of
the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. [16] For I will not
contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail
before me, and the souls which I have made. [17] For the iniquity of his
covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went
on frowardly in the way of his heart. [18] I have seen his ways, and will heal
him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
[19] I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and
to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. [20] But the wicked
are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and
dirt.
[21] There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
-+-
http://www.familynet-international.net - G Rated BBS
http://www.baptist-ministries.net - Independent Fundamental Baptist Banner
Exchange
http://www.s-f-i.biz - Looking for Christian Partners to build a business
--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5
* Origin: FamilyNet Sponsored by http://www.christian-wellness.net (8:8/2)
|
