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Last week we saw in Isaiah 55:7 that our ways can be wicked, our thoughts unrighteous. But God has compassion and He abundantly pardons.
Isaiah 55:8 confirms the difference this week: God thinks differently than we do; He acts differently than we do.
I’m glad He does! Aren’t you?
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8 (ESV)
As we memorize Isaiah 55:8 this week, praise God often for thinking and acting so differently than us.
SUGGESTIONS for memorizing Isaiah 55:8:
- Review Isaiah 55:1-7 upon awakening in the morning and before you go to sleep at night
- Post Isaiah 55:8 in prominent places that you’ll see frequently
- Repeat Isaiah 55:8 several times through the day; add it into your recitation as soon as you’re able
- Ask God to reveal how His thoughts and ways differ from yours
- By Thursday or Friday, find a family member or friend to listen to you recite all 8 verses
- Practice using Scripture Typer
- Practice using first letters:
8 F m t a n y t, n a y w m w, d t L.
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Questions:
When have you seen God be more compassionate than man would be? In what ways would you like to think more like God?
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