““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
“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
