1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to daily devotions with Pastor John. 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today's devotion is inspired by Isaiah 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: chapter twelve, verse four, which says, and you will say 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: in that day, give thanks to the Lord, call upon 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: that his name is exalted. At present, there are many 9 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: people in this world who are either intentionally ignorant of 10 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: who the Lord is and what he has done, or 11 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: they simply have never been told about the good news 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: of salvation through Jesus Christ. But scripture reveals that there 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: will be a day when all the nations will worship 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: Christ and call him Lord Lord. We look forward to 15 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: that day, and in the meantime we can live out 16 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,839 Speaker 1: the fruit of what it looks like to know him 17 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: in a personal way. We have the privilege to give 18 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: him thanks. We thank him for rescuing us from eternal condemnation. 19 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: We thank him for his comforting presence. We thank him 20 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: for the new outlook on life he's blessed us with, 21 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: and we thank him for the hope he instills within us. 22 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: In our times of need and in our times of plenty, 23 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: we call on his name. We seek his intervention in 24 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: our lives. We pray for his blessing to be upon others. 25 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: We ask him to reveal himself to those who don't 26 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: know him yet, And while we wait for his return, 27 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: we joyfully tell others of the work he accomplishes among 28 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:59,279 Speaker 1: his people. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, 29 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: and thank you for the privilege that it is to 30 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: be able to look at this portion of scripture from 31 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: the Book of Isaiah together today. And Lord, we recognize 32 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 1: that we use our words in many ways. We talk 33 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: about things that matter, we talk about things that don't matter. 34 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: But the highest use of our words, the highest use 35 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: of the things that come forth from our mouth, is 36 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: to give you praise, to thank you for who you 37 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: are and what you do. Lord. We see your handiwork 38 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: all around us. We see the work that you've accomplished 39 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: in creation. We can testify to the work that you're 40 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: doing in our individual lives. We see your hand at 41 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: work among the nations, and we know that there's a 42 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: day coming when all needs will bow and every tongue 43 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: will confess that you are, Lord, But right now we 44 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 1: wait for that day. And Lord, we recognize that at 45 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: this point there are many who completely ignore you. But 46 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: since you've transformed our thinking and you've given us new 47 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: hearts and new lives, we pray that we would boldly 48 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: and clearly testify to your goodness and to the reality 49 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: of your presence, so that others would come to know 50 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: you as well. Lord. We know that right now you're 51 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: working in many hearts, and you're drawing people unto yourself, 52 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: and you give us the privilege to walk with you 53 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: in a very public and obvious way, where we can 54 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: be your ambassadors and share the good news of your 55 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: gift of salvation with anyone willing to listen. And in 56 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: the midst of this, we're grateful that we have the 57 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: privilege to call you Lord. You're the one who calls 58 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: the shots in our lives. We used to live as 59 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: if we were the ones calling the shots, but we've 60 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: submitted ourselves over to you, and by your grace, you 61 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: help us to trust your lordship, and we pray that 62 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: our lives would make that obvious. So Lord, we thank 63 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: you for this reminder from your word today, and we 64 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: pray that, as we dwell on it, that this would 65 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: be something that you would bring forth as the ultimate 66 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: testimony from our lives. The fact that we call you Lord, 67 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: and the fact that you've enabled us to trust in 68 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: you deeply. We pray that many others would experience the 69 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: same thing and would live with the joy of knowing 70 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: you and the blessings of being in your presence for 71 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: all eternity. We're grateful for all of these things, and 72 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.