“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1 ESV Reflection: why are we fearful at times? Have you ever found yourself in a “dry patch” in life, […]
“Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants.” Isaiah 42:10 ESV Reflection: when is it right to give praise to the Lord? Last weekend, we had a poor service experience. The
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.” Isaiah 42:1 ESV Reflection: how are you serving the Lord? Today we have to wrestle with a difficult topic for us – namely that of “service”, or
“Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come.” Isaiah 41:21-23 ESV Reflection: what investment strategy do you follow, especially now as the world seem to
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“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 ESV Reflection: to whom do the promises, the covenants of the Lord belong to? The focus verse today is such a
“Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.” Isaiah 41:1 ESV Reflection: why should we be concerned with righteous judgments? One of my favorite movie genre is a legal case argued before a courtroom; in particular
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“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 shall fall exhausted;“ Isaiah 40:29-30 ESV Reflection: why does strength from God depend on our weakness? We looked yesterday at how everything we experience in life, we measure against
“Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?” Isaiah 40:21 ESV Reflection: what do you compare God to? Seems to me as we experience everything in reference to something else. We might say we have had
“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!”” Isaiah 40:9 ESV Reflection: what is the best news you could receive today? News is a
“Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.” Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”” Isaiah 38:21-22 ESV Reflection: what is on top of your mind today? Let’s use our
