“Light Breaking Forth as the Morning”: A Prayer from Isaiah 58:8
"¶ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward." - Isaiah 58:8
O LORD God Almighty, Holy and True, I come before Thee with reverence and with hope, lifting my heart unto Thee and resting my faith upon Thy living word. Thou art the One who formed the morning and commanded the day, and Thou art the One who speaks light into the darkest places of a soul. I thank Thee that Thou dost not leave Thy people in shadow, nor abandon those who wait upon Thee. I bless Thy name, for Thy promises are sure, and Thy counsel shall stand.
Father, I bring before Thee this word of promise from Isaiah, written for the comfort and correction of Thy people. Thou hast said, “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.” LORD, I hold to this word, not as a mere saying, but as Thy faithful declaration. Let it be unto me according to Thy word.
O God, cause my light to break forth as the morning. Where there has been confusion, let there be clarity. Where there has been heaviness, let there be joy. Where there has been fear, let there be holy courage rooted in trust in Thee. If I have sat too long in discouragement, if I have accepted dimness as though it were my portion, forgive me, LORD, and awaken me again to the brightness of Thy presence. Shine through every corner of my life—my thoughts, my words, my relationships, my work, and my secret places. Let the light that breaks forth not be my own vain glory, but the evidence of Thy mercy and the fruit of obedience. Teach me to walk as a child of light, to speak truth, to love mercy, and to do justly in Thy sight.
And, O Lord, I plead Thy promise: “and thine health shall spring forth speedily.” Thou knowest the frailty of my body and the weariness that can rest upon my mind. Thou knowest the wounds I carry—those seen and those hidden. Stretch forth Thy hand, for Thou art the Great Physician. Restore what has been weakened; renew what has been drained; strengthen what has been broken. Let health spring forth speedily according to Thy will—health of body, steadiness of mind, and wholeness of spirit. Where there is sickness, grant healing; where there is anxiety, grant peace; where there is exhaustion, grant rest that is deep and holy. Teach me also to honor Thee with wise choices, with temperance, and with gratitude, that I may not despise the vessel Thou hast given, but present it unto Thee for Thy service.
Thou hast also said, “and thy righteousness shall go before thee.” LORD, I confess that I cannot establish righteousness by my own strength. Lead me in the path of righteousness for Thy name’s sake. Let uprightness go before me like a guide, preparing my steps and ordering my way. Keep me from stumbling into temptation; keep me from hidden pride and secret sin. Let integrity speak before I speak; let purity stand before I act; let humility guard me from my own self-will. Make me quick to repent, quick to forgive, and quick to obey. Let my life be marked by honesty, compassion, and steadfastness, that others may see not my goodness, but Thy work within me.
And, LORD, I cling to this final comfort: “the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.” Be Thou my rear guard. Stand behind me where I cannot see, where dangers may rise, where accusations may follow, and where regrets may attempt to overtake me. Let Thy glory cover my past, protect my present, and secure my future. If I am pursued by shame, let Thy glory be my defense. If I am surrounded by spiritual warfare, let Thy glory be my shield. If I must walk through uncertain days, let Thy glory be my confidence. Teach me to trust that the same God who goes before me with righteousness also watches behind me with glory.
Now, LORD, make this promise living in me. Let my life testify that Thy word is true: that light can break forth as the morning, that health can spring forth speedily, that righteousness can go before, and that Thy glory can be my rereward. I yield myself to Thee anew. Purge me, guide me, strengthen me, and use me. Let every blessing lead me into deeper obedience, and let every trial lead me into deeper trust.
I ask all these things with thanksgiving and with a bowed heart before Thee, for Thou alone art worthy. Amen.
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"Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward." - Isaiah 58:8
Isaiah 58:8 - "¶ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward."
"¶ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward." - Isaiah 58:8
isaias 58:8
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Isaiah 58:10 - "And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:"
Isaiah 58:4 - "Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high."
Isaiah 58:1 - "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."
Isaiah 58:6 - "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"
John 8:58 - "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."
Psalms 58:8 - "As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun."
Isaiah 58:7 - "Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?"
Isaiah 58:1"Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.
Isaiah 58:12 - "And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in."
Isaiah 58:2 - "Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God."
Isaiah 58:14 - "Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it."
Isaiah 58:11 - "And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not."
"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." - John 8:58
1 Kings 8:58 - "That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers."
Isaiah 58:10 If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
Isaiah 58:5 - "Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?"
Isaiah 58:9 - "Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;"
Isaiah 58:3 - "¶ Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours."
Isaiah 58:14 (KJV) Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 58:5 Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the Lord?
Isaiah 58:13 - "¶ If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:"
Isaiah 58:3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?' "In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers.
Isaiah 58:9 (KJVA) 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
Isaiah 58:9 (KJVA) 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
"Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." - Isaiah 58:1