Opening: What does you name mean? If you do not know, you might look it up at http://www.babynames.com.
Scripture: Read
Isaiah 49:1-13.
Connect
the Text with Your Life:
- Verse 1 foretold the announcement of Jesus’ birth. See Matthew 1:18-21 and Luke 1:30-31.
- Reread verse 4. What work or effort in your life do you need to “leave it all in the hands of the Lord”? What then is left for you to do?
- Look again at verse 7. Unlike the kings of this world, the servant of the Lord conquers by his sufferings. This was certainly fulfilled in Jesus – “by His stripes we are healed.”[1]
Prayer
Focus: That we would be the “Lord’s sheep, whom He leads
to green pastures and cool waters.”[2]
