Passion for Praise: 'In a High and Holy Place'

Monday, December 14, 2009

The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts."
— Isaiah 57:15 NLT

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Illustration of Isaiah 57:15 NLT — The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts."

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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