For Your Life

Saturday, October 3, 2015, 9:40 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put the song in mind, “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 43 (quoting vv. 1-4 NASB). The Redeemed (v. 1) But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do … Continue reading For Your Life

A Cruel Master

Saturday, September 12, 2015, 4:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 19 (select vv. NASB). The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of … Continue reading A Cruel Master

As The Trumpet is Blown

Friday, September 11, 2015, 5:46 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give God the Glory.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 18 (NASB). You Will Hear It Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush, Which sends envoys by the sea, Even … Continue reading As The Trumpet is Blown

Judgment and Revival

Thursday, September 10, 2015, 5:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put the song in mind “Myopic.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 17 (selected vv. NASB). Judgment to Fall (includes summary of vv. 1-6) God declared judgment against the city of Damascus, which was the capital city of Syria, which was … Continue reading Judgment and Revival

Seven Woes

Jesus began talking with the crowds and with his disciples, warning them against becoming like the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. They were so caught up in the externals of religion and with following their traditions that they failed to show love, justice and mercy. They twisted and distorted the word of God … Continue reading Seven Woes

My Heart Cries

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 5:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the songs “Blessed Are You” and “Believe Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 15-16 (selected vv. NASB). In Distress (15:1-3, 5) The oracle concerning Moab. Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined; Surely … Continue reading My Heart Cries

To My Beloved

I believe the Lord Jesus gave me this song as a letter from him to his church. This is about humbling ourselves before God and under his mighty hand, that he may lift us up in due time. We are to submit ourselves to God. We are to be self-controlled and alert, because our enemy … Continue reading To My Beloved

The Cockroach

Monday, September 7, 2015, 6:43 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Blessed Are You.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 14:28-32 (NASB). In the year that King Ahaz died this oracle came: “Do not rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, Because the rod that struck you is … Continue reading The Cockroach