Isaiah 60-61; Proverbs 22:9-16

Monday's Bible Reading: Isaiah 60-61; Proverbs 22:9-16

Last night we went to hear Marty Goetz in concert at South Church in Lansing. Today's Bible reading in Isaiah 61 is the text for his song "The Spirit of the Lord."

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, ^[b]

2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. . .

10 I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. —Isaiah 61:1-3, 10

He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and he who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty. —Proverbs 22:16