268-God dwells with the lowly (Isaiah 57:15) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayer
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Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time) TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE:Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. (ESV) SUMMARY We read Isaiah 57:15 and sit in the tension of a God who is high and lifted up yet chooses to dwell with the humble. We tal...
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