"Then you will cry for help and Yahweh will answer; you will call and he will say, 'I am here.'"(Isaiah 58:9)
I call the whole of Isaiah 58, the covenant statement for Lent.
God promises: If you truly turn to me with all your heart during this Lent, ask and I will give you anything. But first of all, listen to what I am asking of you:
- Do away with the yoke
- Do away with clenched fist
- Do away with malicious words
- Deprive yourself for the hungry
- Satisfy the needs of the afflicted
Now listen to my promises to you:
- Your light will shine in the darkness
- I will always guide you
- I will satisfy your needs in the scorched land
- I will give strength to your bones
- You will be like a watered garden:
- Like flowing spring whose waters never run dry
- Your ruins will be rebuilt
- You will build on age-old foundations
- You will be called 'Breach-mender'
- Restorer of streets to be lived in
Wow! Very powerful message for Lent.
Lord God, your promises are awesome and they delight my heart. I believe every one of them. Help me to live according to your word so that I can enjoy these promises.
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