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
Isaiah has the difficult task of saying difficult things to
powerful people. And for speaking these
truths he will suffer. We're not very
good at speaking up for what is right - we fear the consequence. Isaiah invites his detractors to take him to
court. Although Jesus' trial is a sham -
ultimately - God is his judge. He is
vindicated.
Pray
Lord, teach me what to say, to strengthen the weary - to
gain understanding.
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