“Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts. They stoop; they bow down together; they cannot save the burden, but themselves go into captivity.” Isaiah 46:1-2 ESV Reflection: why is the burden of sin weighing us down? If you have […]
““Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’” Isaiah 45:22-23 ESV Reflection:
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“For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.”Isaiah 45:4 ESV Reflection: who fulfills the purpose of the Lord? In the end of Isaiah chapter 44, we are introduced to an interesting historical figure, “God’s shepherd”, as the
“Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.” Isaiah 44:21-22 ESV Reflection: who
“Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.’ ”” Isaiah 44:8 NKJV Reflection: what things do you do to extend your life expectancy? You probably noticed
““Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV Reflection: how can we know if we have been “born of God”? There
““You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.” Isaiah 43:10-11 ESV
“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
