Read Isaiah 50:4-9a

Tuesday

Read Isaiah 50:4-9a

⁴The Sovereign Lord has taught me what to say,

so that I can strengthen the weary.

Every morning he makes me eager

to hear what he is going to teach me.

⁵The Lord has given me understanding,

and I have not rebelled

or turned away from him.

⁶I bared my back to those who beat me.

I did not stop them when they insulted me,

when they pulled out the hairs of my beard

and spat in my face.

⁷But their insults cannot hurt me

because the Sovereign Lord gives me help.

I brace myself to endure them.

I know that I will not be disgraced,

⁸for God is near,

and he will prove me innocent.

Does anyone dare to bring charges against me?

Let us go to court together!

Let him bring his accusation!

⁹The Sovereign Lord himself defends me—

who, then, can prove me guilty?

All my accusers will disappear;

they will vanish like moth-eaten cloth.

Think

Jesus persecution and crucifixion as an innocent victim is foreseen in Isaiah 50 - also the hope that he has:  "I know I will not be disgraced, for God is near, and he will prove me innocent." - Isaiah 50:7-8

Pray

In verse 4 we read:  "The Sovereign LORD has taught me what to say, so that I can strengthen the weary."

Lord - speak to me and strengthen me when I am weary.