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Speaker 1: Life Audio.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture, a Calming

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Speaker 2: Scripture Center devotional podcast designed to help you end each

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Speaker 2: day with God's word in your mind and on your heart.

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Speaker 2: Right after the short word from our sponsors, we will

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Speaker 2: reflect tonight's scripture from Isaiah chapter thirty two. Tonight's reflection

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Speaker 2: is written by Amber Ginter and read by Kyle Norman.

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Speaker 2: Isaiah chapter thirty two. See the king will reign in righteousness,

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Speaker 2: and rulers will rule with justice. Each one will be

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Speaker 2: like shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm,

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Speaker 2: like streams of water in the desert, and the shadow

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Speaker 2: of a great rock in a thirsty land. Then the

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Speaker 2: eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,

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Speaker 2: and the ears of those who hear will listen. The

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Speaker 2: fearful heart will know and understand, and the stammering tongue

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Speaker 2: will be fluent and clear. No longer will the fool

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Speaker 2: be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected, For

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Speaker 2: fools speak followed, their hearts are bent on evil, their

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Speaker 2: practice on godliness, and spread error concerning the Lord. The

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Speaker 2: hungry they leave empty, and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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Speaker 2: Scoundrels use wicked methods. They make up evil schemes and

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Speaker 2: destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of

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Speaker 2: the needy is just. But the noble make noble plans

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Speaker 2: and by noble needs they stand. You women who are

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Speaker 2: so complacent, rise up and listen to me. You daughters

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Speaker 2: who feel secure, hear what I have to say. In

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Speaker 2: little more than a year, you who feel secure will tremble.

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Speaker 2: The grape harvest will fail, and the harvest of fruit

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Speaker 2: will not come. Tremble. You can placent, window shutterer, You

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Speaker 2: daughters who feel secure, Strip off your fine clothes and

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Speaker 2: wrap yourself in rags. Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,

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Speaker 2: for the fruitful vines, and for the land of my people,

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Speaker 2: the land overgrown with thorns and briars. Yes, more for

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Speaker 2: all houses of merriment than for this city of revelry.

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Speaker 2: The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted, and

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Speaker 2: watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delights of donkeys,

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Speaker 2: a pasture of flocks, till the spirit is poured on

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Speaker 2: us from one eye, and the desert becomes a fertile field.

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Speaker 2: And the fertile field becomes like a forest. The Lord

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Speaker 2: Justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in

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Speaker 2: the fertile field. The fruit of righteousness will be peace.

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Speaker 2: Its effect will be quietness and confidence. Forever, my people

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Speaker 2: will live in peaceful dwelling places and secure homes in

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Speaker 2: undisturbed places of rest. The hail flattens the forest, and

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Speaker 2: the city is leavined completely. How blessed you will be

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Speaker 2: sowing your seeds by every stream and letting your cattle

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Speaker 2: and donkey range free. It was only Tuesday, but I

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Speaker 2: didn't know how how I was going to make it

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Speaker 2: through the rest of my week. With a million thoughts

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Speaker 2: in my mind and two hundred items on my to

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Speaker 2: do list. I was exhausted, overstimulated, and anxious, riddled by

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Speaker 2: fear and what ifs. I craved relief, stability, and the

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Speaker 2: end of my tasks. Have you ever been in this place? Sometimes,

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Speaker 2: no matter how calm life may appear on the outside,

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Speaker 2: our heads and hearts grow too loud, racing thoughts, fear

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Speaker 2: of the future, and emotional numbness consume us. And this

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Speaker 2: is the place I see refuted. I'm in Isaiah thirty two.

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Speaker 2: While Isaiah paints a picture of safety, refuge, strength, justice,

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Speaker 2: and restoration. He also offers beautiful imagery the future, where

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Speaker 2: refine find shelter from the wind, refuge from the storm,

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Speaker 2: streams in the desert, shade in a thirsty land. The

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Speaker 2: reality of this imagery is that God's presence brings all

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Speaker 2: of these things and more. He brings steadiness in seasons

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Speaker 2: of chaos, and because he lives within us, we can

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Speaker 2: have power over our greatest fears. This doesn't mean that

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Speaker 2: our anxiety or struggles will magically cease, but it does

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Speaker 2: mean that we can find eternal rest for our souls.

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Speaker 2: Anxiety often keeps us hyper alert and emotionally exhausted. But

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Speaker 2: trust in God doesn't mean immediate peace. It's choosing to

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Speaker 2: trust his character even when the anxiety doesn't cease. Fearful

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Speaker 2: hearts will no one understand bease. God gently call are

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Speaker 2: confused and worried minds. Over time. Quietness isn't pretending everything

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Speaker 2: is okay. It's learning who we anchor ourselves in friend.

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Speaker 2: God doesn't shame exhausted people. He becomes our refuge, strength,

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Speaker 2: and everything that we need. Even when everything around us

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Speaker 2: and within us seems loud, his presence is strong enough

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Speaker 2: to hold us steady? What storms have been overwhelming you lately?

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Speaker 2: Talk to God honestly about this in a prayer. Dear God,

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Speaker 2: don't we trust that even in this place I can

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Speaker 2: find peace and rest in Your love? Still my soul, calm,

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Speaker 2: raising mind, and remind me that I do not carry

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Speaker 2: my burdens alone. I love you, Jesus Amed. How did

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