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Doing What God Does

August 1st, 2020 · No Comments

Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) I will lead blind Israel down a new path,    guiding them along an unfamiliar way.I will brighten the darkness before them    and smooth out the road ahead of them.Yes, I will indeed do these things;    I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) God is speaking through the prophet Isaiah. These […]

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Life with a Righteous King and Princes

July 26th, 2020 · No Comments

Isaiah 32:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. The […]

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Reality AND a Figure of Speech

July 11th, 2020 · No Comments

Isaiah 35: 5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. 6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the […]

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Inviting Punishment and Pain

July 5th, 2020 · No Comments

Isaiah 1:5 (New Living Translation) Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick. God is sending a question to the people through the prophet Isaiah. Simple question: What are you doin’? Their lives were bringing pain and suffering. Their minds were sick; their […]

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Trembling at His Word

October 27th, 2019 · No Comments

Isaiah 66:2 (New Living Translation) “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word. The Lord God Creator blesses those who step back and do not impose their power on others. God blesses those who are saddened when they realize that they have committed wrong. God blesses the simple […]

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I Don’t Want to Die

July 27th, 2019 · No Comments

Isaiah 38:1-3 (New Living Translation) 1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’” 2 […]

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Fairness and Justice

July 20th, 2019 · No Comments

Isaiah 9:7 (New Living Translation) His government and its peace    will never end.He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David    for all eternity.The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies    will make this happen! This is describing the coming government of the… Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. […]

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The Letter and the Prayer

February 10th, 2019 · No Comments

Isaiah 37:14-15a (New Living Translation) 14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed… The enemy was at the gates. There was no natural way that they would be repelled. Isaiah went into the […]

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Righteousness and Fairness, not only Justice

January 26th, 2019 · No Comments

Isaiah 9:7 (New Living Translation) His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen! The prophet is relaying from God what the future will hold. He, […]

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Our Pleasant Places

November 17th, 2018 · No Comments

Isaiah 64:11-12 (English Standard Version) 11 Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins. 12 Will you restrain yourself at these things, O Lord? Will you keep silent, and afflict us so terribly? The prophet is lamenting the horrible state […]

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