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13Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. The LORD calls creation as a choir to testify about His greatness, his comfort and compassion for His people. Today we are bombarded with news conferences announcing aContinue reading “19Sept 2011 Isaiah 49:13”

12“Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and the last.” The God of the Scriptures has a way of calling a spade a spade. The LORD never tries to shy away from the Truth. We see in this passage the He claims a position inContinue reading “18Sept 2011 Isaiah 48:12”

6“This is what the LORD says–Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty; I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.” These are some bold statements in the middle of this section of Isaiah. Isaiah has been busting on the idols of his day. The idols are justContinue reading “17Sept 2011 Isaiah 44:6”

3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. I remember going camping and trying to start a campfire with damp wood. What a chore! I had to protect even the smallest hopes of a flame in order to keep the fire going, let alone encourage it enoughContinue reading “16Sept 2011 Isaiah 42:3”

11“All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.” This verse sits in the middle of the section of Isaiah that extends comfort to the people of God. They may be in the middle of a crisis, their own exile from their country,Continue reading “15Sept 2011 Isaiah 41:11”

8“The world of the LORD you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will peace and security in my lifetime.” Shortsighted and selfish motives seem to captivate our day. But this is not a new phenomenon. As our passage shows, king Hezekiah was thinking only of himself. He traded the future safetyContinue reading “14Sept 2011 Isaiah 39:8”

17until I come and take you to a land like your own–a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. There is always a “until” when you make a deal with your enemy. The king of Assyria has invaded the land of Israel and captured all the cities except Jerusalem. NowContinue reading “13Sept 2011 Isaiah 36:17”

24No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven. Right in the middle of this passage that details the coming judgment on Israel, the LORD drops these words of hope. They almost seem impossible in contrast to the terrible things that will beContinue reading “12Sept 2011 Isaiah 33:24”

13The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” One of the fundamental challenges of all times is bridging the gap between head and heart, intensionsContinue reading “11Sept 2011 Isaiah 29:13”

6He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. In the middle of Isaiah’s “woe” to Ephraim, these verses jump out like a beacon of light in a dark cave. In the middle of all the destructionContinue reading “10Sept 2011 Isaiah 28:6”