Hos. 1-4 It amazes me, some of the things God had His prophets do to demonstrate His message to His people. God asked Hosea to take a prostitute for a wife and to love her. ...
Day 279 – Is 65-66; Rom 13Day 279 – Is 65-66; Rom 13
Is. 65-66 Isaiah tells of the day when God will remove His blessings from those who refuse to serve Him. They will no longer have good things, because good things come from God. But where ...
Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12Day 278 – Is 62-64; Rom 12
Is. 62-64 Isaiah prophesies some beautiful things about Zion; about how God will lift her up and she will be His delight. And He promises a day when He will never again turn her over ...
Day 277 – Is 59-61; Rom 11:19-36Day 277 – Is 59-61; Rom 11:19-36
Is. 59-61 Though evil and oppression abound, there is hope. God promises complete restoration to His people. Israel was brought low, but will one day be glorified. Jesus laid the foundation for it. He is ...
Day 276 – Is 56-58; Rom 11:1-18Day 276 – Is 56-58; Rom 11:1-18
Is. 56-58 I wonder what it really means to keep the Sabbath? I have some loose ideas running around in my head, but nothing really cohesive. Jesus showed that it has nothing to do with ...
Day 275 – Is 53-55; Rom 10Day 275 – Is 53-55; Rom 10
Is. 53-55 These chapters are so full of promise! They reveal God’s plan for a new covenant with us, His people. I particularly like the promise in Is 54:13. “All your children shall be taught ...
Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33Day 274 – Is 50-52; Rom 9:16-33
Is. 50-52 The book of Isaiah is full of prophecy about Jesus. I see it in chapter 50. “I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the ...
Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15Day 273 – Is 47-49; Rom 9:1-15
Is. 47-49 As long as this earth remains, God will continue to use godless men (and nations) to accomplish His purpose. But being used by God does not excuse their wickedness. God spoke to Babylon ...
Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39Day 272 – Is 45-46; Rom 8:22-39
Is. 45-46 God is not limited in doing what He has purposed to do. He says to Cyrus, “I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.” (Is 45:4b) ...
Day 271 – Is 43-44; Rom 8:1-21Day 271 – Is 43-44; Rom 8:1-21
Is. 43-44 I don’t know how anyone can read these chapters in Isaiah and not be in awe of God’s greatness and His love for His people. But then, I don’t understand a lot of ...
Day 270 – Is 41-42; Rom 7Day 270 – Is 41-42; Rom 7
Is. 41-42 Funny – it is all so obvious. The LORD is God and there is no other. Things made by man and even things made by God are not gods. They cannot do what ...
Day 269 – Is 39-40; Rom 6Day 269 – Is 39-40; Rom 6
Is. 39-40 Hezekiah grew complacent in his pride. God had blessed him richly; he was comfortable and secure. When Isaiah told him of the coming destruction of Judah, destruction that would happen even to his ...
Day 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5Day 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5
Is. 37-38 Sennacherib made the mistake of attributing his victories to his own might. At one point he rightly said that it was God who sent him against the land of Israel and Judah to ...
Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4
Is. 34-36 I wonder why the book of Isaiah includes this story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah? I get Isaiah’s involvement with the situation. Still, this historical account seems a little out of place with the ...
Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3
Is. 32-33 Fools “utter error concerning the LORD” (Is 32:6), and scoundrels “ruin the poor with lying words” (Is 32:7). Satan is the Father of Lies, but God is Truth. The importance of constantly seeking ...
Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2
Is. 30-31 What will it take for people to truly know that God alone is God? Even we who know it and who strive to live by that truth find ourselves continually seeking our own ...
Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1
Is. 28-29 God is calling out the fallacies with which His people have replaced Him. He says that He will show His people that He is the real thing. “The proud crown of the drunkards ...
Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6
Is. 26-27 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Is 26:3). Wow. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really felling a whole lot ...
Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33
Is. 23-25 Again, there is a lot that I don’t understand about all these prophesies. But there are a few things that come through loud and clear. Eph. 5:17-33 Submission. It has something of a ...
Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16
Is. 20-22 God continues, through the prophet Isaiah, to warn of His pending wrath and destruction of the nations. And in doing so, He points out the futility of their trying to save themselves by ...
Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4
Is. 17-19 God is not just the God of Israel and Judah. He is God of the whole earth. He shows that here in Isaiah by declaring judgments against all of the nations. God alone ...
Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3
Is. 14-16 Interesting how the prophesied taunt against Babylon becomes a taunt against Satan. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn!…You said in your heart, …’I will make myself like ...
Day 258 – Is 11-13; Eph 2Day 258 – Is 11-13; Eph 2
Is. 11-13 Isaiah 11:6-8 speaks of predators dwelling in peace with their prey and young children not needing to fear dangerous snakes. Then verse 9 says, “They shall not hurt or destroy in all my ...
Day 257 – Is 9-10; Eph 1Day 257 – Is 9-10; Eph 1
Is. 9-10 Being “used” by someone has something of a negative connotation in today’s culture. But being used indicates being useful. For anybody who isn’t completely lost in self, being useful is a positive thing. ...
Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38
Is. 7-8 The Book of Isaiah gives a lot of prophecy related to Christ, the Messiah, though Isaiah’s words obviously had timely relevance as well. The depth and the richness of meaning in God’s message, ...
Day 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16Day 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16
2 Chron. 31-32 Wow – even righteous King Hezekiah succumbed to pride in the end. God miraculously extended his life, and he spent the gift he was given foolishly and selfishly. 2 Chronicles 32:31 says, ...
Day 254 – 2 Chron 29-30; Acts 19:21-41Day 254 – 2 Chron 29-30; Acts 19:21-41
2 Chron. 29-30 I mentioned yesterday that king Jotham lived something of a Godly life, but did not seem to have much of a Godly influence on those around him. Not so with King Hezekiah, ...
Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20
2 Chron. 27-28 Jotham did right and the LORD blessed him, “but the people still followed corrupt practices.” (2 Chron 27:2b). Furthermore, his son, Ahaz, who reigned after him was corrupt and turned the people ...
Day 252 – Is 5-6; 2 Cor 13Day 252 – Is 5-6; 2 Cor 13
Is. 5-6 “For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are His pleasant planting; and He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but ...
Day 251 – Is 3-4; 2 Cor 12Day 251 – Is 3-4; 2 Cor 12
Is. 3-4 I can’t help but think of our current times when I read this. People oppressing one another, a total lack of respect, incompetent ‘leadership’, and no shame for sin. It reads like a ...