ISAIAH 22:12-13 – In that day the Lord God of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth; and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE PARADOX THAT IS THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Today’s scripture gives us an…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Isaiah
ISAIAH 50:10 – Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. Not every day is happy in Jesus. Not every day is living on a…
ISAIAH 54:10 – For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.” THEME OF THE DAY: IMMOVABLE REALITIES. Let’s start out with great praise! Aren’t we glad God’s love does not depend on us,…
ISAIAH 33:17 – Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY. Before we go far into today’s nugget, a few spiritual check-up questions. In the last twenty-four hours, how often has the thought come across our minds that we are one breath away from…
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: SINGING IN THE FIRE. Many know of the sufferings of the man known as “The Prince of Preachers”, Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His pain was both emotional and physical from depression to gout. But what we…
ISAIAH 25:8-9 – He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This…