ISAIAH 48:10 – Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION. Every child of God will go to the place identified in today’s scripture – God’s furnace of affliction. Time there is painful, seems to last forever, and necessary, but God does His…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Isaiah
Fellowship with God doesn’t just happen. We must meet the requirements if we are to enjoy a close and real spiritual communion with Him. These requirements are found in today’s scripture.
ISAIAH 55:6-9 – “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your…
ISAIAH 40:9–11 – Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and…
ISAIAH 43:25 – I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” THEME OF THE DAY: NEVER ABOUT US. It is likely the most important Bible verse in the entire pages of scripture and may not be easily recognized as such. It is the opening one – In the beginning,…
ISAIAH 30:15a – For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” THEME OF THE DAY: CULTIVATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. In evaluating the challenges in cultivating our relationship with the Lord, what would we individually list as the top three? …