This passage in Isaiah 40 is an encouragement to us today to speak to our own people and to the church, proclaiming who God is and all that he has done and desires to do for us. We are not to be afraid of the people, but we are to boldly share aloud the truths … Continue reading Here is Your God
Encouragement
For Our Sake
Saturday, October 3, 2015, 11:04 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 43:14-44:5 (NASB). He Makes a Way (43:14-19) Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And … Continue reading For Our Sake
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
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
Pure in Heart
Friday, October 2, 2015, 7:01 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 42:1-9 (NASB). The Lord’s Servant (vv. 1-4) “Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit … Continue reading Pure in Heart
Your Life
Paul is giving us instructions from the Lord here on how to live holy lives unto God. We are to set our minds on Christ and on heavenly things, not on the things of this earth. We died, and our lives are now hidden in Christ. Christ is now our life, not just part of … Continue reading Your Life
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
Your Heart
When I was inquiring of the Lord as to the lyrics to go with the tune he had given me, I was praying to the Lord, “Show me your heart, Lord. This is not about me. Show me your heart.” And, he did. Yet, he also showed me our hearts, too. Many people in this … Continue reading Your Heart
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
