The Bible in a Year “Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.” — Isaiah 38:17 Isaiah 38 gives us one of those moments in Scripture where personal crisis opens theContinue reading “WHEN GOD PUTS SIN BEHIND HIS BACK”
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The Christ Who Has Every Right to Rule
The Bible in a Year “The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.” —Isaiah 33:22 Isaiah 33:22 gathers four great truths about God’s authority into one compact declaration: He is Judge, Lawgiver, King, and Savior. Though Isaiah spoke into the historical circumstances of Judah,Continue reading “The Christ Who Has Every Right to Rule”
WHEN GOD WAITS—AND CALLS US TO WAIT
The Bible in a Year “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.” —Isaiah 30:18 Isaiah 30:18 gathers several essential truths about God into one verse: His patience,Continue reading “WHEN GOD WAITS—AND CALLS US TO WAIT”
THE STONE THAT WILL NEVER MOVE
The Bible in a Year “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; whoever believes will never be shaken.’” —Isaiah 28:16 Isaiah spoke these words during a season when Judah was tempted to build its security upon politicalContinue reading “THE STONE THAT WILL NEVER MOVE”
WHEN TESTIMONY BECOMES WORSHIP
The Bible in a Year “O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.” —Isaiah 25:1 Isaiah 25 begins with a personal declaration: “O Lord, thou art my God.” Before the prophet speaks about God’sContinue reading “WHEN TESTIMONY BECOMES WORSHIP”
WHEN GOD’S WORD SOUNDS LIKE THRESHING
The Bible in a Year “O my threshing, and the grain of my floor! What I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I announce to you.” Isaiah 21:10 Isaiah’s prophetic ministry was not built around giving people the message they preferred to hear. He stood before a nation and aContinue reading “WHEN GOD’S WORD SOUNDS LIKE THRESHING”
WHEN GOD’S “I WILL” BECOMES CERTAIN
The Bible in a Year “I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.” Isaiah 13:11 Judgment is not a subject most people eagerly choose for meditation. We prefer passagesContinue reading “WHEN GOD’S “I WILL” BECOMES CERTAIN”
THE WINGS WE DO NOT USE FOR FLYING
The Bible in a Year “Above it stood the seraphims; each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.” Isaiah 6:2 Isaiah’s vision begins during a season of national uncertainty: “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw alsoContinue reading “THE WINGS WE DO NOT USE FOR FLYING”
Guarding the Vineyard from the Little Things
The Bible in a Year “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.” —Song of Solomon 2:15 As we journey through the Bible, we sometimes encounter a verse whose imagery is so vivid that we immediately understand its warning. Song of Solomon 2:15 takes us intoContinue reading “Guarding the Vineyard from the Little Things”
The Invitation That Can Make Scarlet White
The Bible in a Year “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah’s opening chapter does not present a comfortable picture of Judah. God’s people hadContinue reading “The Invitation That Can Make Scarlet White”