God's foreign service (Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8)
God builds “a house of prayer for all peoples.” All means all.
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God leads a foreign service. It is not a governmental agency; it is fueled by divine agency. God welcomes “all peoples.” God doesn’t build walls between difference. God builds “a house of prayer for all peoples.” And all means all, not some.
