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January 3rd, 2021
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run wih perseverance the race marked out for us …
—Hebrews 12:1 NIV
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
—1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV
1. God’s deep
shows up in
moments.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.
—Isaiah 6:1 NIV
2. God does a
work in my life when I
Him!
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
—Isaiah 6:5 NIV
3. God’s deep
brings a
future!
Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I, Send me!”
—Isaiah 6:6-8 NIV
People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.
—Isaiah 30:19-21 NIV
Isaiah wants you to know…
God wants to increasingly make Himself known to you.
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
—Isaiah 55:6 NIV
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
—Jerehmiah 29:13 NIV
THE ESSENTIAL: Go All in.
Isaiah wants you to know…
God wants to transform you day by day.
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
—Isaiah 43:18,19 NIV
So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment…
—1 Peter 2:1,2 NLT
THE ESSENTIAL: Take the next step.
Isaiah wants you to know…
God wants to transform you your purpose.
“Arise, shine,for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See,darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
—Isaiah 60:1,2 NIV
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
—Ephesians 2:10 NLT
THE ESSENTIAL: Do your good thing.
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- Today, I give my life to Jesus.
- I want God to make himself known to me and I will seek Him with all my heart.
- I need to develop perseverance in my life.
- I need to start or start again the good thing of purpose God has for me.