Isaiah 40:25-26 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power andContinue reading “Who Compares?”
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Rinse and Repeat
Isaiah 36:4 The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “ ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? Have you ever thought you were reading the same thing again, only you don’t remember reading it the first time? The story seems familiar, butContinue reading “Rinse and Repeat”
Righteousness Has Fruit
Isaiah 32:17 The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever. What would it be like if everyone did the right thing all the time? What if everyone was a Jesus-follower and lived that out at every moment of every day in every circumstance with every person? ItContinue reading “Righteousness Has Fruit”
Birds of Prey
Isaiah 31:4-5 This is what the Lord says to me: “As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle onContinue reading “Birds of Prey”
Read’n, Rit’n & Rithmatic
Isaiah 29:16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, “You did not make me”? Can the pot say to the potter, “You know nothing”? Sometimes we take reading and writing for granted. We do isContinue reading “Read’n, Rit’n & Rithmatic”
Who Do We Honor?
Isaiah 26:13 LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. We have a choice to whom we give our honor. And sometimes we give honor to those who really don’t deserve honor. Sometimes we choose the lesser of two because there is no truly good option.Continue reading “Who Do We Honor?”
How Long
Isaiah 16:14 14 But now the Lord says: “Within three years, as a servant bound by contract would count them, Moab’s splendor and all her many people will be despised, and her survivors will be very few and feeble.” With all the talk of when to end the ‘stay at home’ orders around the country andContinue reading “How Long”
Dry Up
Isaiah 11:15 The LORD will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea;with a scorching wind he will sweep his handover the Euphrates River.He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. It is enlightening to see themes and images throughout the Scriptures. How many times does theContinue reading “Dry Up”
Wash Away
Isaiah 4:4-6 4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. 5 Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and aContinue reading “Wash Away”
Changed in an Instant – The Flip of a Switch
Isaiah 31:6 Every journey must start with a step. For we humans, we all started walking in the wrong direction, away from God. That is why the Scriptures call us to turn to God. This turning is called repentance. We hear that cry in the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah 31:6, “Return, you Israelites, toContinue reading “Changed in an Instant – The Flip of a Switch”
The Arnold Journey 