Daily Bread Bible Verse Thursday 12 May 2022 || Isaiah 48:18

Daily Bread Bible Verse Thursday 12 May 2022 || Key Verse:

If only you had paid attention to my commands. Isaiah 48:18

Sometimes we walk past a blessing, intent on our own plans and ways. After Israel was exiled to Babylon for disobeying God, He proclaimed freedom for them once again. But He also reminded them of what they’d missed. “I am the Lord your God,” He told them, “who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.

If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.” God then encouraged them to follow Him away from old ways into a new life: “Leave Babylon . . . ! Announce this with shouts of joy” (Isaiah 48:17–18, 20).

Leaving Babylon, perhaps now as much as then, means leaving sinful ways and “coming home” to a God who longs to do us good—if only we’ll obey and follow Him!

Daily Bread Bible Verse Thursday 12 May 2022 || REFLECT:

What aspect of God do you look forward to as you walk with Him today? What can you do to gently lead others to His love?