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OCTOBER 7
“Being filled with the fruits of righteousness” (v. 11). This is better translated, “the fruit righ-
teousness produces.”“Which are by Jesus Christ.”This speaks of the salvation transformation pro-
vided by our Lord and His ongoing work of power through His Spirit in us.“To the glory and praise
of God.”The ultimate end of all Paul’s prayers was that God be glorified.

And blasphemed Me on the hills;
OCTOBER 7 Therefore I will measure their former
work into their bosom.”
8 Thus says the LORD:
Isaiah 65:1–66:24
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
65 “I was sought by those who did not ask And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,
for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek For a blessing is in it,’
So will I do for My servants’ sake,
Me.
That I may not destroy them all.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ 9 I will bring forth descendants from
To a nation that was not called by My Jacob,
name.
And from Judah an heir of My
mountains;
My elect shall inherit it,
And My servants shall dwell there.
65:1 not ask…not seek…not called.Though
10 Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,
Israel sought the Lord, they did so only super-
ficially. They did not genuinely seek Him. The And the Valley of Achor a place for
New Testament assigns an additional sense to herds to lie down,
the words in Romans 10:20, applying them to For My people who have sought Me.
Gentiles who find Him through the work of His 11 “But you are those who forsake the LORD,
sovereign grace.
Who forget My holy mountain,
Who prepare a table for Gad,
2 I have stretched out My hands all day And who furnish a drink offering for
long to a rebellious people, Meni.
Who walk in a way that is not good, 12 Therefore I will number you for the
According to their own thoughts; sword,
3 A people who provoke Me to anger And you shall all bow down to the
continually to My face; slaughter;
Who sacrifice in gardens, Because, when I called, you did not
And burn incense on altars of brick; answer;
4 Who sit among the graves, When I spoke, you did not hear,
And spend the night in the tombs; But did evil before My eyes,
Who eat swine’s flesh, And chose that in which I do not
And the broth of abominable things is delight.”
in their vessels;
5 Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, 13 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
Do not come near me, “Behold, My servants shall eat,
For I am holier than you!’ But you shall be hungry;
These are smoke in My nostrils, Behold, My servants shall drink,
A fire that burns all the day.
But you shall be thirsty;
6 “Behold, it is written before Me: Behold, My servants shall rejoice,
I will not keep silence, but will repay— But you shall be ashamed;
Even repay into their bosom— 14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy
7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of of heart,
your fathers together,” But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
Says the LORD, And wail for grief of spirit.
“Who have burned incense on the 15 You shall leave your name as a curse to
mountains My chosen;

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