[B]ut whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

Isaiah 26

Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,
    we wait for you;
your name and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.

My soul yearns for you in the night;
    in the morning my spirit longs for you. v8-9

 Also: 

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14.

My Prayer: Lord, You are the living water and the food we seek.  We need not go anywhere else because You are the source and provider of all things.   You bless all those who follow You.  Yet I fall down...often.  I thank You that You love me anyway, but please forgive me in my laziness and disobedience.  Help me so that Your desires are my desires.

Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

Isaiah 25

Lord, you are my God;

I will exalt you and praise your name,

for in perfect faithfulness

you have done wonderful things,

things planned long ago.

A few weeks ago, our worship pastor sermoned on the importance of worship.  Take away is that we are made for worship, in everything we do.  This past week, the sermon emphasized that our worship and thanks should be for Him not for what He has done for us.

I of course agree that God has done wonderful things and He is above all - He IS worthy of our praise not just in song but in everything we do.

My Prayer: Lord, You are the only true God - perfect, blameless, holy, almighty, all knowing and all loving.  Amazing.  I need You in my heart and life not just for what You do in wiping my sin away but also for who You are - Truth.  Your word is truth and without Your word I would be nowhere - lost in broken world of sin, deceit, and eternal damnation.  I am full of harmful thoughts and talk about others - Lord, I know you love me anyway so thank You.  Yet I seek Your forgiveness and I seek Your help to purify and refine me so that Your desires are my desires.  Transform my heart and life and make me Yours in all ways.

See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it;

Isaiah 24

See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth
    and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
    and scatter its inhabitants—
² it will be the same
    for priest as for people,
    for the master as for his servant,
    for the mistress as for her servant,
    for seller as for buyer,
    for borrower as for lender,
    for debtor as for creditor.
³ The earth will be completely laid waste
    and totally plundered.
The Lord has spoken this word. v1-3

It is not something we as Christians talk much about but we must as we must live as if we don't know when our time on earth is up and we will be called to account for our life.

As I have posted here, we must live with the end in mind.

My Prayer: Lord, You are so full of grace, kindness, patience, compassion, and so much more.  You ARE all of this.  I SO desire to be this as well yet I stumble and sin - too often.  I am not Jesus to others as You desire.  I know You love me and You are patient with me but please forgive me.  Help me so that my desires are Your desires.  Transform both my heart and my life. 

This is what the Lord says to me: “I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place[.]

Isaiah 18

This is what the Lord says to me:
    “I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, v4

The Lord is almighty yet He allows us to make sinful choices - we are not to choose sin but we do and He allows it.  If we are to love Him with all of our heart, mind and soul as it says in Matthew 22:37-40.  We cannot love Him with all of our heart, mind and soul if He forcefully stops us from sinning - our desires must be His desires - freely!

My Prayer: Lord, You are pure and holy and perfect.  I DO desire to be like You.  I know I was made in Your image yet I stain this image with my sin.  I am SO thankful that You wash all this away.  Please forgive me Lord Jesus.  Help me be more like You - transform my heart, my mind and soul to be more like You.

In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it—one from the house of David—one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.

Isaiah 16

In love a throne will be established;

in faithfulness a man will sit on it—

one from the house of David—

one who in judging seeks justice

and speeds the cause of righteousness. v5

Isaiah prophecizes about Jesus, that Jesus' day will come and His reign will rest on a mandate of love, that we are to love Him and to love others. 

Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”  Matthew 22:34-40

The verses also indicate that Jesus is all about justice and righteousness - which is defined here as acting in accord with the law.  If we love Him, and He IS love and He is IN us, then love, righteousness and justice should flow from Him to the world.

My Prayer: Lord, You are holy, pure, perfect, and so much more.  I cannot compare to You, nor can anyone or anything compare to You.  As the song says, "nothing compares to you".  This is certainly true for myself - I am not even close to who You are and I am not obedient as I fail to love You with all of my heart, mind and soul.  Thank You for the many blessings and that You love me but please forgive me Lord Jesus!  Refine me, purify me, take me and make me Yours Jesus.  Help me so that love, righteousness, and justice flow from me to the world.

For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?

Isaiah 14

For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?
    His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? v27

The Lord Is in control.  Yet that does not mean that I am to sit still.  As I have read in Hebrews 6:1 and posted on it here, we are to grow in our faith.  Similarly, we are to live by faith AND through action, as I have read and posted here.

I cannot simply sit idle and trust that because the Lord is in control that He will make me get up and do things.  WRONG.  I am to be bold and act on my faith as I feel directed by Him (and through the Bible, prayer, others, etc.).

My Prayer: Lord, You are active, and You continue to do amazing things in my life and in the world that I can see.  I am not deserving of the rich blessings You provide.  I am lazy and I don't act out my faith as You demand from me.  Thank You that You love me anyway, but please forgive me for my inaction and laziness!  Please help me get off my duff and act out my faith.  Help me be bold!  Help me be Your hands and feet - I deeply desire to by Your instrument for Your plans. 

The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land.

Isaiah 14 

The Lord will have compassion on Jacob;
    once again he will choose Israel
    and will settle them in their own land. v1

Although sin is everywhere, the Lord has compassion....although my BSF leader has indicated that God sets a limit on wickedness so I pray that I never ever come close to that limit!

My Prayer: Lord, You are so full of compassion as You love and bless me despite what I have done!  Thank You Jesus.  Please forgive me for my disdainful thoughts - particularly after the election.  Help me stay pure Jesus.  Help me desire what You desire.