“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:‘We have a strong city;he sets up salvationas walls and bulwarks.Open the gates,that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.You keep him in perfect peacewhose mind is stayed on you,because he trusts in you.Trust in the Lord forever,for the Lord God … Continue reading Because We Trust in Jesus Christ
Isaiah
God’s Ways are Higher Than Ours
“Seek the Lord while He may be found;Call upon Him while He is near.Let the wicked forsake his wayAnd the unrighteous man his thoughts;And let him return to the Lord,And He will have compassion on him,And to our God,For He will abundantly pardon.For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” declares … Continue reading God’s Ways are Higher Than Ours
Listen to God and Eat What is Good
“Come, everyone who thirsts,come to the waters;and he who has no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without price.Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,and your labor for that which does not satisfy?Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,and delight yourselves in rich food.Incline … Continue reading Listen to God and Eat What is Good
No Peace for The Wicked
“Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit,Who leads you in the way you should go.If only you had paid attention to My commandments!Then your well-being would have been like a river,And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.’‘There is no … Continue reading No Peace for The Wicked
Your Ear Has Not Been Open
“You have not heard, you have not known.Even from long ago your ear has not been open,Because I knew that you would deal very treacherously;And you have been called a rebel from birth.For the sake of My name I delay My wrath,And for My praise I restrain it for you,In order not to cut you … Continue reading Your Ear Has Not Been Open
Those Who Invoke the God of Israel
“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named IsraelAnd who came forth from the loins of Judah,Who swear by the name of the LordAnd invoke the God of Israel,But not in truth nor in righteousness.For they call themselves after the holy cityAnd lean on the God of Israel;The Lord of hosts is His name.I … Continue reading Those Who Invoke the God of Israel
Make The Path Level
“The way of the righteous is smooth;O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord,We have waited for You eagerly;Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.At night my soul longs for You,Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;For when the … Continue reading Make The Path Level
The One That Remains Faithful
“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:‘We have a strong city;He sets up walls and ramparts for security.Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,The one that remains faithful.The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,Because he trusts in You.Trust in the Lord forever,For in God … Continue reading The One That Remains Faithful
How He Stretches Us
“Enlarge the place of your tent;Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not;Lengthen your cordsAnd strengthen your pegs.For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left…”(Isaiah 54:2-3 NASB1995) Eight months ago, in December of 2024, the Lord had me write a devotional on this passage of Scripture in which he had … Continue reading How He Stretches Us
False gods of No Account
“Present your case,” the Lord says.“Bring forward your strong arguments,”The King of Jacob says.Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place;As for the former events, declare what they were,That we may consider them and know their outcome.Or announce to us what is coming;Declare the things that are going to … Continue reading False gods of No Account