New Heavens & New Earth - Isaiah 65

I had always thought of “new heavens and new earth” as a description of heaven. Look what today’s chapter holds:
17 ”Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth – so wonderful that no one will even think about the old ones anymore. 18 Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create [...]

Okay, now what? - Isaiah 61

You don’t often hear it in today’s churches, and that leaves many new Christians (and not so new) wondering what they’re supposed to be doing. “Okay, I’m saved…now what?” I attribute much of the overwhelming success of books like Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Life” to this fact.
Well, as I read today’s chapter, it just hit [...]

Isaiah 60

This Question of Eternal Security (Once Saved Always Saved?) - Isaiah 59

We’re going through John Bevere’s book “Driven by Eternity” in my men’s group. The premise of the book is about how many Christians go around today without eternity in mind. In other words, they live out their lives according to their own wants and needs, only stopping to hear from God on Sunday mornings or [...]

The Prayer & Fasting Show - Isaiah 58

This chapter opens up with some pretty hard words about the children of Israel from the prophet Isaiah:
1 ”Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. Tell my people Israel of their sins! 2 Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to hear my laws. You would almost think [...]

God Is My Vindication - Isaiah 54

This is a great chapter of encouragement. God is telling His people through the prophet Isaiah that the time of punishment is over. No longer is God angry because of their rebellion and sin. God is promising to rebuild and restore them. Here are a few of my favorite verses:
2 ”Enlarge your house; build an addition; [...]

Wake Up! - Isaiah 52

Isn’t is amazing how God can confirm a message to you over and over, through something you hear on the radio, during Sunday worship, in coversations, etc.? Well, today I heard it again, the message, “Wake Up.”
Today as I read Isaiah 52, I see it again:
1 Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourselves with strength. [...]

You Rock! - Isaiah 51

One of my favorite songs to start out a worship set is “Ain’t No Rock.” Initially, I reserved it for youth gatherings as there were silly hand motions that went along with it. But, one time the Lord strongly prompted me to use it for an adult worship set. I questioned it but the urging [...]

Babylon’s Judgement - Isaiah 47

I found an interesting verse today in Isaiah 47 that made me pause:
6 For I was angry with my chosen people and began their punishment by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You have forced even the elderly to carry heavy burdens.
God is saying that He allowed the [...]

Cyrus the Great - Isaiah 45

This chapter foretells of the great rescue of the Jews from Persia (now Iran) and how God used a foreigner, Cyrus, who was born in Persia to demolish the great empire of Babylonia.
1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus, his anointed one, whose right hand he will empower. Before him, mighty kings will be [...]