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…
working toward God’s dream
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from…
if you are willing
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the…
the case of the missing Isaiah chapters
Sounds like a chapter in the Da Vinci Code. Is it a cover-up, what happened to Isaiah 2-9??? Scandal, maybe those are the chapters that tell us about Jesus getting married and having children? Why else would Norm skip those chapters in his bible reading schedule. Mystery? Intrigue? Cover up? Nope, just a big OOPS! The 2010…