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Our Father Speaks Grace, Provision, and Hope

“Come, all you who are thirsty,

come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live.” Isa. 55:1-3 (NIV)

     Heavenly Father, in an hour when there’s a lot of fear-hoarding going on, especially with toilet paper (of all things), this passage is encouragement-fueling and worship-igniting. You speak to us clearly, grace-fully, and generously. Turn up the volume, Abba.

Speak with more authority than our fears—our fears of not being in control of our vulnerable health and our worldly wealth, the many cancellations and our kids’ education.

Speak louder than all the advice and opinions coming at us from FOX and CNN, social media and unsocial banter. May your voice transcend the information overload of our world. Speak to us through your Word, by your Spirit, about your Son.

Father, cut through the lingering voice of our guilt and shame. Sometimes the “what if’s” and “if only’s” of our past paralyze our ability to hear from you clearly. Vain regrets can create a bondage that is hard to break, but the Gospel can do so. Because Jesus lives, we can face our painful yesterday’s, our vulnerable today’s, and our unknown tomorrow’s.

Father, speak more convincingly than the limits of our reason. You haven’t promised us all the answers we want, but you have promised all the grace that we need. We are so grateful to be your beloved children.

We rest in your love, surrender to your sovereignty, and anticipate your faithfulness. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ loving and strong name.

 

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