Daily Devotion for February 24, 2025

Devotion:

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Read Isaiah 1:16-17.

In each of our devotions for this week, we will see teachings that align with what the prophet Micah says in his verse 6:8 pleases God: “to act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with God.” It should not surprise us, as we read passages each day from the prophecies of the Old Testament to the Gospels of the New Testament, to see that God’s teachings are consistent.

Here in Isaiah, God is telling us to turn away from our evil ways and to do right, to act justly, and to help those who are oppressed. When we profess our Christian faith and when parents take baptism vows for their infant children, we commit to doing exactly these things. After renouncing evil in our lives, we commit to accepting the “freedom and power God gives (us) to resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves.” This question and our answer to it are extremely important, as this acknowledges we cannot do these things alone, but God will be there to help us. And in behaving in this way, we please God! 

 

Personal Worship Option:

Pray with me: Holy God, help me to live in the ways that please you. Sometimes I see others being treated unfairly, and I am saddened. Help me to be emboldened to act, to speak out, and to help them. I cannot do this without your strong support. Amen.