There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him– the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge…
question of the week
So here is the question of the week: Why is no one asking any questions? (Check out previous questions here)
responsible leadership
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down…
Christ-like leadership
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Isaiah 9:6] Those who guide this people mislead them, and those…
God-confidence?
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy ; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the…
God IS with us!
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. [Isaiah 7:14] When God reveals something, it is usually multi-layered; there is always more going on than meets the…
from ‘woe is me’ to ‘send me’
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” [Isaiah 6:5] If God ever revealed Himself to us completely, we…
fruitful or unproductive?
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden of his delight. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress. [Isaiah 5:7] Isaiah continues with the vineyard theme, making…
the vine and the branches
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. [Isaiah 4:2] Isaiah uses the imagery of a vineyard – God’s vineyard – a lush, fruit-filled…
porn stars and prostitutes
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Lord says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles. [Isaiah 3:16] Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead…