O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 10:56 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday August 9 > Day 221 > > Isaiah 61-63 (The Message) > > Isaiah 61 > Announce Freedom to All Captives > 1-7 The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. > He sent me to preach good news to the poor, > heal the heartbroken, > Announce freedom to all captives, > pardon all prisoners. > God sent me to announce the year of his grace- > a celebration of God's destruction of our enemies- > and to comfort all who mourn, > To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, > give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, > Messages of joy instead of news of doom, > a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. > Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" > planted by God to display his glory. > They'll rebuild the old ruins, > raise a new city out of the wreckage. > They'll start over on the ruined cities, > take the rubble left behind and make it new. > You'll hire outsiders to herd your flocks > and foreigners to work your fields, > But you'll have the title "Priests of God," > honored as ministers of our God. > You'll feast on the bounty of nations, > you'll bask in their glory. > Because you got a double dose of trouble > and more than your share of contempt, > Your inheritance in the land will be doubled > and your joy go on forever. > 8-9"Because I, God, love fair dealing > and hate thievery and crime, > I'll pay your wages on time and in full, > and establish my eternal covenant with you. > Your descendants will become well-known all over. > Your children in foreign countries > Will be recognized at once > as the people I have blessed." > > 10-11I will sing for joy in God, > explode in praise from deep in my soul! > He dressed me up in a suit of salvation, > he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness, > As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo > and a bride a jeweled tiara. > For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, > and as a garden cascades with blossoms, > So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom > and puts praise on display before the nations. > > Isaiah 62 > Look, Your Savior Comes! > 1-5 Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I > can't hold my tongue, > Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun > and her salvation flames up like a torch. > Foreign countries will see your righteousness, > and world leaders your glory. > You'll get a brand-new name > straight from the mouth of God. > You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God's hand, > a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God. > No more will anyone call you Rejected, > and your country will no more be called Ruined. > You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), > and your land Beulah (Married), > Because God delights in you > and your land will be like a wedding celebration. > For as a young man marries his virgin bride, > so your builder marries you, > And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, > so your God is happy with you. > 6-7I've posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. > Day and night they keep at it, praying, calling out, > reminding God to remember. > They are to give him no peace until he does what he said, > until he makes Jerusalem famous as the City of Praise. > > 8-9God has taken a solemn oath, > an oath he means to keep: > "Never again will I open your grain-filled barns > to your enemies to loot and eat. > Never again will foreigners drink the wine > that you worked so hard to produce. > No. The farmers who grow the food will eat the food > and praise God for it. > And those who make the wine will drink the wine > in my holy courtyards." > > 10-12Walk out of the gates. Get going! > Get the road ready for the people. > Build the highway. Get at it! > Clear the debris, > hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples! > Yes! God has broadcast to all the world: > "Tell daughter Zion, 'Look! Your Savior comes, > Ready to do what he said he'd do, > prepared to complete what he promised.'" > Zion will be called new names: Holy People, God-Redeemed, > Sought-Out, City-Not-Forsaken. > > Isaiah 63 > Who Goes There? > 1 The watchmen call out, "Who goes there, marching out of Edom, > out of Bozrah in clothes dyed red? > Name yourself, so splendidly dressed, > advancing, bristling with power!" > "It is I: I speak what is right, > I, mighty to save!" > > 2"And why are your robes so red, > your clothes dyed red like those who tread grapes?" > > 3-6"I've been treading the winepress alone. > No one was there to help me. > Angrily, I stomped the grapes; > raging, I trampled the people. > Their blood spurted all over me- > all my clothes were soaked with blood. > I was set on vengeance. > The time for redemption had arrived. > I looked around for someone to help > -no one. > I couldn't believe it > -not one volunteer. > So I went ahead and did it myself, > fed and fueled by my rage. > I trampled the people in my anger, > crushed them under foot in my wrath, > soaked the earth with their lifeblood." > > All the Things God Has Done That Need Praising > 7-9I'll make a list of God's gracious dealings, > all the things God has done that need praising, > All the generous bounties of God, > his great goodness to the family of Israel- > Compassion lavished, > love extravagant. > He said, "Without question these are my people, > children who would never betray me." > So he became their Savior. > In all their troubles, > he was troubled, too. > He didn't send someone else to help them. > He did it himself, in person. > Out of his own love and pity > he redeemed them. > He rescued them and carried them along > for a long, long time. > 10But they turned on him; > they grieved his Holy Spirit. > So he turned on them, > became their enemy and fought them. > > 11-14Then they remembered the old days, > the days of Moses, God's servant: > "Where is he who brought the shepherds of his flock > up and out of the sea? > And what happened to the One who set > his Holy Spirit within them? > Who linked his arm with Moses' right arm, > divided the waters before them, > Making him famous ever after, > and led them through the muddy abyss > as surefooted as horses on hard, level ground? > Like a herd of cattle led to pasture, > the Spirit of God gave them rest." > > 14-19That's how you led your people! > That's how you became so famous! > Look down from heaven, look at us! > Look out the window of your holy and magnificent house! > Whatever happened to your passion, > your famous mighty acts, > Your heartfelt pity, your compassion? > Why are you holding back? > You are our Father. > Abraham and Israel are long dead. > They wouldn't know us from Adam. > But you're our living Father, > our Redeemer, famous from eternity! > Why, God, did you make us wander from your ways? > Why did you make us cold and stubborn > so that we no longer worshiped you in awe? > Turn back for the sake of your servants. > You own us! We belong to you! > For a while your holy people had it good, > but now our enemies have wrecked your holy place. > For a long time now, you've paid no attention to us. > It's like you never knew us. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
