Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Isaiah 44:21–23; Eph. 4:22–28

<p><strong>Isaiah 44:21–23 (NKJV)</strong></p><p><strong>21</strong> “Remember these, O Jacob,</p><p>And Israel, for you <em>are</em> My servant;</p><p>I have formed you, you <em>are</em> My servant;</p><p>O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me!</p><p><strong>22</strong> I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,</p><p>And like a cloud, your sins.</p><p>Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”</p><p><strong>23</strong> Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done <em>it!</em></p><p>Shout, you lower parts of the earth;</p><p>Break forth into singing, you mountains,</p><p>O forest, and every tree in it!</p><p>For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,</p><p>And glorified Himself in Israel.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ephesians 4:22–28 (NKJV)</strong></p><p><strong>22</strong> that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, <strong>23</strong> and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, <strong>24</strong> and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.</p><p><strong>25</strong> Therefore, putting away lying, <em>“Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,”</em> for we are members of one another. <strong>26</strong> <em>“Be angry, and do not sin”</em>: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, <strong>27</strong> nor give place to the devil. <strong>28</strong> Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with <em>his</em> hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.</p>