Daily Audio Bible - September 29, 2020

To hear Brian Hardin read today's Scripture selection, click here and then click the audio button in the top left. Isaiah 57:15-59:21 15 For thus says the high and lofty one who resides forever, and whose name is holy: "I reside in a high and holy place,     and with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble,     and to revive the heart of the contrite. 16 For I will not attack forever,     and I will not be angry forever, for the spirit will grow faint before me,     and the breaths that I myself I have made. 17 I was angry because of his sin of gain, and I struck him;     I hid and I was angry, but he walked apostate, in the ways of his heart. 18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;     and I will lead him and give him and his mourners comfort as a recompense, 19     creating fruit of lips. Peace, peace to the far and near," says Yahweh, "and I will heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the churning sea,     that is not able to keep quiet,     and its waters toss up mire and mud. 21 There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked." True Fasts and Sabbaths 58 "Call with the throat; you must not keep back!     lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion,     and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me day by day,     and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that practiced righteousness,     and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for righteous judgments,     they desire the closeness of God. 3 'Why do we fast, and you do not see it?     We humiliate our soul, and you do not notice it?' Look! You find delight on the day of your fast,     and you oppress all your workers! 4 Look! You fast to quarrel and strife,     and to strike with a wicked fist. You shall not fast as you do today,     to make your voice heard on the height. 5 Is the fast I choose like this,     a day for humankind to humiliate himself? To bow his head like a reed,     and make his bed on sackcloth and ashes; you call this a fast     and a day of pleasure to Yahweh? 6 Is this not the fast I choose: to release the bonds of injustice,     to untie the ropes of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free,     and tear every yoke to pieces? 7 Is it not to break your bread for the hungry?     You must bring home the poor, the homeless. When you see the naked, you must cover him,     and you must not hide yourself from your relatives. 8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,     and your healing shall grow quickly. And your salvation shall go before you;     the glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer.     You shall cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I am!' If you remove from among you the yoke,     the finger-pointing and evil speech, 10 if you offer your soul to the hungry,     and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness,     and your darkness will be like noon. 11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land,     and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden,     and like a spring of water whose water does not fail. 12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you;     you shall erect the foundations of many generations, and you shall be called the bricklayer of the breach,     the restorer of paths to live in. 13 If you hold your foot back from the Sabbath,     from doing your affairs on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a pleasure,     the holy day of Yahweh honorable, if you honor him more than doing your ways,     than finding your affairs and speaking a word, 14 then you shall take your pleasure in Yahweh,     and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth,     and I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your ancestor, for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken." Rampant Transgression 59 Look! The hand of Yahweh is not too short to save,     and his ear is not too dull to hear. 2 Rather, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God,     and your sins have hidden his face from you, from hearing. 3 For your hands are defiled with blood,     and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies,     your tongue speaks wickedness. 4 There is nobody who pleads with justice,     and there is nobody who judges with honesty. They rely on nothing     and speak vanity. They conceive trouble     and beget iniquity; 5 they hatch viper eggs,     and they weave a spider web. One who eats their eggs dies,     and that which is pressed is hatched as a serpent. 6 Their webs cannot become clothing,     and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity,     and deeds of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil,     and they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;     devastation and destruction are in their highways. 8 They do not know the way of peace,     and there is no justice in their firm paths. They have made their paths crooked for themselves;     everyone who walks in it knows no peace. 9 Therefore justice is far from us,     and righteousness does not reach us. We wait for light, but look! there is darkness;     for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope like the blind along a wall,     and we grope as without eyes. We stumble at noon as in the twilight;     among the strong we are like the dead. 11 We all groan like bears,     and we coo mutteringly like doves. We wait for justice, but there is none;     for salvation, but it is far from us. 12 For our transgressions are numerous before you,     and our sins testify against us. Indeed, our transgressions are with us,     and we know our iniquities: 13 transgressing and denying Yahweh,     and turning away from following our God; speaking oppression and falsehood,     conceiving and uttering words of deception from the heart. 14 And justice is pushed back,     and righteousness stands afar; for truth stumbles in the public square,     and straightforwardness is unable to enter, 15 and truth is missing,     and he who turns aside from evil is plundered. And Yahweh saw,     and it was displeasing in his eyes that there was no justice 16 And he saw that there was no man,     and he was appalled that there was no one who intercedes, so his arm came to assist him,     and his righteousness was what sustained him. 17 And he put on righteousness like a breastplate,     and a helmet of salvation on his head, and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,     and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a robe. 18 According to deeds, so he will repay;     wrath to his enemies, requital to those who are his enemies.     He will repay requital to the coastlands. 19 So they shall fear the name of Yahweh from the west,     and his glory from the sunrise, for he will come like a narrow stream;     the wind of Yahweh drives it on. 20 "And a redeemer will come to Zion,     to those in Jacob who turn away from transgression," declares Yahweh. 21 "And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says Yahweh: my spirit that is upon you,     and my words that I have placed in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth,     or from the mouths of your children,     or from the mouths of your children's children,"         says Yahweh, "from now on and forever." Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software Philippians 1:1-26 Greeting 1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons. 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving 3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you, 4 always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy, 5 because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it until the day of Christ Jesus, 7 just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me. 8 For God is my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. Prayer for Spiritual Maturity 9 And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is superior, in order that you may be sincere and blameless in the day of Christ, 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. The Progress of the Gospel 12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have happened instead for the progress of the gospel, 13 so that my imprisonment in Christ has become known in the whole praetorium and to all the rest, 14 and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, dare even more to speak the word without fear. 15 Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will. 16 The latter do so from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment. 18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. But also I will rejoice, 19 for I know that this will turn out to me for deliverance through your prayer and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death. 21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 But if it is to live in the flesh, this is fruitful work for me, and which I will prefer I do not know. 23 But I am hard pressed between the two options, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, for this is very much better. 24 But to stay on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. 25 And because I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that what you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you. Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software Psalm 71 A Prayer to God the Rock of Refuge 71 In you, O Yahweh, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. 3 Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you are my rock and my fortress. 4 My God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the evildoer and the oppressor, 5 because you are my hope, O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth. 6 Upon you I have leaned from birth. It was you who took me from the womb of my mother. My praise is of you continually. 7 I have become a wonder to many, but you are my strong refuge. 8 My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all the day. 9 Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me. 10 For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together, 11 saying, "His God has abandoned him. Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer." 12 O God, do not be far from me. My God, hurry to help me. 13 Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are my adversaries. Let them wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm. 14 But as for me, I will hope continually and increase your praise. 15 My mouth will tell of your righteousness, your salvation all day long, though I do not know the full sum of them. 16 I will come in to tell the mighty deeds of Lord Yahweh. I will make known your righteousness, yours only. 17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and up to now I have proclaimed your wonderful deeds. 18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me until I proclaim your strength to this generation, your power to every one that comes after. 19 And your righteousness, O God, is to the height of heaven. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you? 20 You who have caused me to see many troubles and evils, you will again revive me. And from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. 21 You will increase my greatness, and you will comfort me all around. 22 On my part, I will praise you with a stringed instrument, and your faithfulness, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips will sing for joy when I sing praises to you, and my soul, which you have redeemed. 24 My tongue also will speak of your righteousness all the day, because they have been put to shame, because they have been humiliated who seek my harm. Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software Proverbs 24:9-10 9 Devising folly is a sin,     and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer. 10 If you faint on the day of adversity,     little is your strength. Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software     Bible Gateway Recommendations Buy Now The One Year Adventure with the God of Your Story Did you find this devotional helpful and inspiring? Read the book for more! Copyright Information Daily Audio Bible. Copyright © 2015 Daily Audio Bible. Used by permission. 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