September 29, 2010
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Make us joyful in Your house of prayer for all the nations (Isaiah 56:1-8)
Isaiah 56:
1 Thus says the LORD:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
for soon my salvation will come,
and my deliverance be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man who does this,
and the son of man who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say,
“The LORD will surely separate me from his people”;
and let not the eunuch say,
“Behold, I am a dry tree.”
4 For thus says the LORD:
“To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
who choose the things that please me
and hold fast my covenant,
5 I will give in my house and within my walls
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.
6 “And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,
to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD,
and to be his servants,
everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
and holds fast my covenant—
7 these I will bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.”
8 The Lord GOD,
who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares,
“I will gather yet others to him
besides those already gathered.”O, Lord GOD,
We were lost.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have given us salvation in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were bound.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have given us deliverance in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were unrighteous.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have given us righteousness in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were enemies.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You joined us to You in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were foreigners.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You brought us near in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We had no place.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have given us a place in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We had no name.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, Your have given us a name in Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were not a people.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have made us Your people.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were unable to come.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have brought us to Your house.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.We were from many nations.
Through Your Son, by grace through faith, You have made us one holy nation.
In Your love, mercy and grace, You brought us to Your holy mountain.O, LORD God,
What are we doing with these undeserved, glorious privileges purchased for us through the cross of Jesus Christ?
Are we ministering to You, LORD?
Do we love Your name, LORD?
Do we see ourselves as Your servants?
Are we praying?
Are we joyful in Your house of prayer?
Are we praying for all nations?From many nations, You have brought us to Your holy mountain.
Your house is to be a house of prayer for all nations.
You have brought us into Your house, but how often do we bring our prayers there for all the nations?We confess we have not prayed as we ought.
We have not loved You as we ought.
We have not loved Your covenant mercies and grace as we ought.
We have not loved Your Name as we ought.
We have not loved the nations as You do.From many nations, by You have gathered us to Your holy mountain.
Your house is to be a house of prayer for all nations.
You gathered us into Your house, but how often do we pray for all the nations to be gathered there?We confess we have not prayed as we ought.
We have not loved You as we ought.
We have not loved Your covenant mercies and grace as we ought.
We have not loved Your Name as we ought.
We have not loved the nations as You do.Your house is a house of prayer for all nations.
We are from many nations, we have been blessed and gathered in,
yet are we praying for You to gather more from all the nations?
We confess how we have not prayed as we ought.
We have not loved You as we ought.
We have not loved Your covenant mercies and grace as we ought.
We have not loved Your Name as we ought.
We have not loved the nations as You do.If we loved Your name, would we not be ministering to You in Your holy mountain?
If we loved Your name, would we not be joyful in Your house of prayer?
If we loved Your name, would we not come together in Your house for prayer for all nations?Give us a love for You.
Give us a love for Your Name.
Give us a love for Your covenant mercies and grace.
Give us a love for the nations.
Then we will pray as we ought.Bring us into Your holy mountain.
Make us joyful in Your house of prayer,
So Your house might truly be a house of prayer for all nations,
So Your house might be truly filled with those praying for all the nations,
So Your house might be filled with all the nations,
So Your Name will be highly exalted.
these I will bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer;
their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for my house shall be called a house of prayer
for all peoples.Please add your PRAYERS as the Spirit leads.
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Comments (1)
It is pretty obvious that I had not read this post before today...otherwise I might not have offered it as "news" that I had been led there. Even the prayer here reflects some of the same things you showed me tonight, Lord! How matchless Your grace, how wonderful Your ways!
Why should I be so amazed? There is nothing You cannot do when it comes to loving Your children! Thank You my Father for love beyond description! Amen!