VERSE: Galatians 1:10–For am I now seeking the favor of men or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond servant of Christ. TRUTH: What are we seeking after and striving for? The answer is quite simple; we are either seeking after God or men. We are either concerned with pleasing God or men. It cannot be both. We must decide who we are striving to please. If we choose to please other people, we are automatically choosing to not please God. RESPONSE: Father, I get so distracted sometimes by my desire to please people that…

VERSE: Isaiah 66:2–“For My hand made all these things, thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord, “But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.” TRUTH: God is above all and creator of all things. Even with all that, He is looking for us. He has specific characteristics He desires to see in our life. Our we humble? Are we in awe of His word? He is creator of all and we bow before Him. RESPONSE: Lord, Your glory as the Creator is unmatched. You are over all, yet You are looking to me.…

VERSE: Isaiah 65:18–But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing and her people for gladness. TRUTH: God creates with a purpose. He desires that we rejoice in His creation and be glad. He knows that His creation is for rejoicing and that one day we will rejoice forever in all that God has created as we rejoice and praise Him. RESPONSE: Lord, Your creation is magnificent. You give such a wonder of excitement in all that You create. I praise You for making me with the purpose to rejoice.EXTRA: Check out today’s “Sisters in Cahoots” devotional. We’re talking about attributes of…

VERSE: Isaiah 64:6–For all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; and all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. TRUTH: There is nothing that we do on our own that is good, absolutely nothing. We are all unclean and sinful before a holy and righteous God. Each person must come to the place where we recognize the serious problem that our own wrongs caused. Without God we will wither and be blown away. Only God can save us and change us and give meaning to all that we do…

VERSE: Isaiah 63:7–I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted according to His compassion and according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses. TRUTH: What are we making mention of? Do we declare the lovingkindnesses of the Lord? He has granted so much for us. His compassion and mercy have protected us from so many consequences of our actions. Today we declare His lovingkindnesses to others. RESPONSE: Lord, I pray You will display Your lovingkindness. You have done great and wonderful things…

VERSE: Isaiah 62:1–For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness and her salvation like a torch that is burning. TRUTH: Isaiah, speaking here, had profound passion for the people he was speaking to. He longed for them to experience and know God’s righteousness and salvation so that they would display that to the world. Do we have the same burning passion for the people we are around? For the whole world? RESPONSE: Father give me a heart of fire and determination to share You with the entire world. I want to see Your salvation…

VERSE: Isaiah 61:1–The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners. TRUTH: Good news to the afflicted! Liberty to Prisoners! Jesus came to set us free from all that ensnares and binds us. We are to proclaim that freedom to people. We have freedom! We have victory! Are we declaring that message of hope to a world in need? RESPONSE: Lord, You have given us a purpose. We are to declare Your purpose. You have provided victory to…

VERSE: Isaiah 60:15–Whereas you have been forsaken and hated with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from generation to generation. TRUTH: Isaiah is speaking God’s words about the city of Jerusalem. The city will be forsaken and yet God will restore it to an everlasting pride. God is capable of complete restoration of anything from the city to our own lives. He takes what is broken and seemingly worthless and makes it a source of glory to Him. Will we allow God to bring restoration to our lives like He will in Jerusalem? RESPONSE: Father, some days I feel forsaken and abandoned just…