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October 21
Sunday


WHAT'S RIGHT?

READ:
Isaiah 1:11-18
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Cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
seek justice, rebuke
the oppressor.
__ Isaiah 1:16-17
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When my computer greeted me one morning with what is ominously referred to as "the blue screen of death," I knew it was broken, but I didn't know how to fix it. I read a little, tried a few things, but finally had to call an expert for help, Knowing that something was wrong was only a small part of the problem; I couldn't fix it because I didn't know the right thing to do.

The ordeal reminded me of the many pundits who appear on television news programs. All of them are "experts" at proclaiming what's wrong, but most are clueless as to what is right.

This happens in relationships as well. In families, churches, and work-places, nothing gets fixed because we get fixated on what's wrong. It doesn't take an expert to know that something is wrong when people quarrel and hurt each other with unkind words and behavior. But it does take an expert to know how to fix the problem.

God revealed to Israel's prophets not only what was wrong but also what was right: "Cease to do evil, learn to do good; plead for the widow" (Isa. 1:16-17).

Instead of focusing on what is wrong, let's obey the One who knows what is right. __ Julie Ackerman Link
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~~~~~~~~~~Lord, grant me grace throughout this day~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~To walk the straight and narrow way,~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~To do whatever in Thy sight~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~Is good and perfect, just and right. __ Huisman~~~~~~~~
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Like a compass, the Bible always
points you in the right direction.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Isaiah 1:11-18*************

11 "To what purpose is the
multitude of your sacrifices
to Me?" says the LORD. "I
have had enough of burnt
offerings of rams and the
fat of fed cattle. I do not
delight in the blood of
bulls, or of lambs or goats.

12 "When you come to
appear before Me, who has
required this from your hand,
to trample My courts?

13 Bring no more futile
sacrifices; incense is an
abomination to Me. The
New Moons, the Sabbaths,
and the calling of
assemblies__I cannot
endure iniquity and the
sacred meeting. 14 Your
New Moons and your
appointed feasts My soul
hates; they are a trouble to
Me, I am weary of bearing
them. 15 When you spread
out your hands, I will hide
My eyes from you; even
though you make many
prayers, I will not hear.
Your hands are full of
blood.

16 "Wash yourselves, make
yourselves clean; put away
the evil of your doings from
before My eyes. Cease to
do evil, 17 learn to do good;
seek justice, rebuke the
oppressor, defend the
fatherless, plead for the
widow.

18 "Come now, and let us
reason together," says the
LORD, "though your sins are
like scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; though they
are red like crimson, they
shall be as wool."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Isaiah means "the Lord saves." He prophesied to Judah for over 40
years, from the end of the reign of Uzziah (a good king who unwisely
usurped the priestly duties), and the reigns of Jotham ( a godly king),
Ahaz (one of Judah's worst), and Hezekiah (a king comitted to
reforms). Isaiah warned of God's judgment through the Babylonian
exile and spoke of God's grace to all who would repent. __ SKT