{"id":2060,"date":"2016-03-23T00:29:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T06:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pelicanbookgroup.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2016-03-23T00:29:51","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T06:29:51","slug":"holy-week-wednesday-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/holy-week-wednesday-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week: Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIs<\/a>aiah 50:4-9 is a beautiful example of how we are to be good servants
\n\tof the Lord. Woven into the passage are warning, instruction and hope.
\n\tIf we listen to the Lord, He will teach us how to use our gifts (in this
\n\tcase, a well-trained tongue that can uplift the weary). But,
\n\tinvariably, when we are using our gifts to glorify God, we will be
\n\tridiculed and possibly even attacked. How are we to react to this? By
\n\tstanding strong, not turning away from God; by not seeking revenge; and
\n\tby peacefully accepting the “consequence” of fulfilling His will without
\n\tregard for ourselves.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn return for our faithfulness in honouring Him and the gifts He
\n\tsupplies, He will provide the vindication our flesh may want to seek for
\n\tourselves.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLet’s Pray: Lord, help me to acknowledge the gifts you have provided
\n\tthat are uniquely mine, and help me to share those gifts to Your Glory.
\n\tHelp me never to place my own well-being before You. Grant me the grace
\n\tto understand that, while living in the spirit goes against every fiber
\n\tof my flesh, it is no less than Jesus did, even unto death on a cross.
\n\tThank You for Your sacrifice that purchased for Me the ultimate gift of
\n\teverlasting life.\n<\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\tThe Lord GOD has given me
\n\t\ta well-trained tongue,
\n\t\tThat I might know how to speak to the weary
\n\t\ta word that will rouse them.
\n\t\tMorning after morning
\n\t\the opens my ear that I may hear;
\n\t\tAnd I have not rebelled,
\n\t\thave not turned back.
\n\t\tI gave my back to those who beat me,
\n\t\tmy cheeks to those who plucked my beard;
\n\t\tMy face I did not shield
\n\t\tfrom buffets and spitting.\n\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe Lord GOD is my help,
\n\t\ttherefore I am not disgraced;
\n\t\tI have set my face like flint,
\n\t\tknowing that I shall not be put to shame.
\n\t\tHe is near who upholds my right;
\n\t\tif anyone wishes to oppose me,
\n\t\tlet us appear together.
\n\t\tWho disputes my right?
\n\t\tLet him confront me.
\n\t\tSee, the Lord GOD is my help;
\n\t\twho will prove me wrong?\n\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Isaiah 50:4-9 is a beautiful example of how we are to be good servants
\nof the Lord. Woven into the passage are warning, instruction and hope.
\nIf we listen to the Lord, He will teach us how<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[509],"tags":[728,38,39,42],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration-spirituality","tag-devotion","tag-easter","tag-holy-week","tag-mediation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}