Old Testament | Isaiah 2:10-17 (with Tom Gastil)

Opening Song:
I Will Exalt You by Amanda Cook, sung here by Shane & Shane

Lyrics:
Your Presence is all I need
It's all I want it's all I seek
Without it without it there's no meaning
Your Presence is the air I breathe
The song I sing and the love I need
And without it without it I'm not living
(REPEAT)

I will exalt You Lord I will exalt You Lord
There is no one like You God
I will exalt You Lord I will exalt You Lord
No other name be lifted high

There will be no one like You
And no one beside You
You alone are worthy of all praise

Your Presence is all I need
It's all I want all I seek
Without it without it there's no meaning

Passage:
10 Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the LORD,
and from the splendor of his majesty.
11 The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

12 For the LORD of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the oaks of Bashan;
14 against all the lofty mountains,
and against all the uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish,
and against all the beautiful craft.
17 And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
(Isaiah 2:10–17 ESV)

Musical Reflection:
It Is Well With My Soul (VILLE DU HAVRE) by Philip Bliss

Reflection Notes:
A hymn born in tragedy, “It is Well” was penned by Horatio Spafford after hearing that his daughters had all perished in a shipwreck. Through this devastation, Spafford and his wife clung to the promise of God’s goodness. Spafford’s immortal words were set to music by his good friend and hymn writer, Philip Bliss; Bliss titled the tune “Ville du Havre” after the ship on which Spafford’s children had died.

Prayer:
Father, what we know not, teach us; what we have not, give us; what we are not, make us; for the sake of your Son our Savior. Amen.
-Old Anglican Prayer