Today's Verse: Isaiah 1:16-17

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
— Isaiah 1:16-17

Thoughts on Today's Verse...

Do you find it easy to replace service to those in need with religious rituals? I know I do! But God wants us to not get so caught up in talking about him and celebrating his deeds, that we forget we're suppose to care for others like he does. Whether it is Jesus defining his ministry in Luke 4:18-19 or James talking about the kind of piety that pleases God (Jas. 1:26-27), we must realize true faith is treating others as God would. Today's verse defines what God does and instructs us to live in the same way.

My Prayer...

O Great God of all comfort, open my eyes today to see those who need your love and give me the attentiveness, time, and compassion to serve them. May Jesus' work be seen in my life today. Amen.

Comments

Archived Facebook Comments

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Praying with Paul
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
'God's Honor' (Ro. 1:18-23)
"Dear Father, to whom all honor and glory is due, How sorry I am that men do not honor you as their God and King! It is to their loss and to their..."
Passion for Praise
A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
'Everything Comes from Him!' (Ro. 11:34-36)
"For who can know the Lord's thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back? For everything...."
God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Grace Even in the Asking' (Ro. 8:26-27)
"[T]he Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who..."
Quotemeal
A daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.
Quote by Jonathon Edwards:
"Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life."

Illustration

Illustration of Isaiah 1:16-17 — Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.

About This Devotional

Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.

More Today's Verse