Overcomer for the OUTSIDER: God accepts the outsider

Isaiah 56:6-8 | “I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord, who serve him and love his name, who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, and who hold fast to my covenant. I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations. For the Sovereign Lord, who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says: I will bring others, too, besides my people Israel.”

• God says he will bless, bring in, and accept the outsider. What does he mean by this? 

• Thinking back to the people you named as outsiders yesterday, or people you know who are excluded– In your own life, what would –

  • Blessing the outsider look like? 

  • Bringing in the outsider look like? 

  • Accepting the outsider look like?