Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Isaiah

The Wise Teacher Called Failure

LUKE 22:31-34 – ““Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” Jesus said, “I tell you,…

Our Redemption Draws Near

LUKE 21:24-28 – “Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it, for these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those…

Life Is Hard Under The Sun

JOB 14:1 – “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.” THEME OF THE DAY: LIFE IS HARD UNDER THE SUN.  By the time we get to chapter fourteen of Job, this man of God is really hurting physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  His so-called friends have done him no favors.  The loud rings of “hypocrite”…

He Does Not Grow Weary

ISAIAH 40:28-31 – “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men…

Lessons From The Furnace

ISAIAH 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” ISAIAH 48:10 – “I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of…

The Heart To Which God Responds

2 CHRONICLES 34:26-28 – ““But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and…