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
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He Will March
Friday, October 2, 2015, 11:11 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 42 (quoting v. 13 NASB). The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter … Continue reading He Will March
Mixed Messages
Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 9:09 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Return to Me.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 40 (select NASB). He Blows on Them (vv. 21-24) Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have … Continue reading Mixed Messages
Search Me, O God
The Lord knows us because he made us. He knit us together in the wombs of our mothers. That means we were born into the families into which we were born, not by mistake, and not by coincidence, nor by an act of nature, but by divine appointment and the will of God. He purposed … Continue reading Search Me, O God
Everything Went Dark
Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 12:29 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Hear My Voice.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 37:23-27 (NASB). The Kiss (vv. 23-25) “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against … Continue reading Everything Went Dark
A Day of Distress
Sunday, September 27, 2015, 12:00 noon – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Only In Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 37:1-4 (NASB). And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the Lord. Then he sent Eliakim … Continue reading A Day of Distress
The Takeover
Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:35 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Heart’s Desire.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 36 (NASB). He Seized Them (vv. 1-3) Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of … Continue reading The Takeover
Anxious Hearts
Thursday, September 24, 2015, 10:49 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Lift My Eyes.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 35 (selected NASB). Fear Not (vv. 3-4) Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, … Continue reading Anxious Hearts
West Over
Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 4:18 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Trust Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 33:1-2 (NASB). He is Treacherous (v. 1) Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously … Continue reading West Over
Matters of Faith
Monday, September 21, 2015, 7:23 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Jesus, My Savior.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 30 (select NASB). Rebellious Children (vv. 1-5) “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, … Continue reading Matters of Faith