Week 44: Saturday Discipleship

  • Isaiah 41:8-13

    But you, Israel, my servant,
        Jacob, whom I have chosen,
        the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
    you whom I took from the ends of the earth,
        and called from its farthest corners,
    saying to you, “You are my servant,
        I have chosen you and not cast you off”;
    fear not, for I am with you;
        be not dismayed, for I am your God;
    I will strengthen you, I will help you,
        I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

    Behold, all who are incensed against you
        shall be put to shame and confounded;
    those who strive against you
        shall be as nothing and shall perish.
    You shall seek those who contend with you,
        but you shall not find them;
    those who war against you
        shall be as nothing at all.
    For I, the Lord your God,
        hold your right hand;
    it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
        I am the one who helps you.”

  • Psalm 138

    I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
        before the gods I sing your praise;
    I bow down toward your holy temple
        and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
        for you have exalted above all things
        your name and your word.
    On the day I called, you answered me;
        my strength of soul you increased.

    All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
        for they have heard the words of your mouth,
    and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
        for great is the glory of the Lord.
    For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
        but the haughty he knows from afar.

    Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
        you preserve my life;
    you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
        and your right hand delivers me.
    The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
        your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
        Do not forsake the work of your hands.

  • Psalm 34:17
    “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.”