Category Archives: Isaiah

Comfort in Comparing the Incomparable

Describing the indescribable . . . explaining the unexplainable . . . or, as one songwriter so aptly put it, trying to fit the ocean in a cup . . . that’s Isaiah’s task this morning in the fortieth chapter … Continue reading

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Fresh Joy!

Came across one of those “jump off the page” phrases this morning while reading in Isaiah. Just two words that I had never seen together before . . . mostly because they are only found together in the ESV . . … Continue reading

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Gleaning a Promise

I’m recalling that it’s not the first time I’ve felt this way . . . feeling like, at some point, I really need to get some help on how to read through Isaiah. The prophet’s writings seem to be all … Continue reading

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Wells of Salvation

Reminded by Isaiah this morning that, in this present age, God’s people live as a foreshadow of what is to come. That, in many ways, what we experience “by faith” will, at His coming, be the way “of sight.” Isaiah … Continue reading

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Like Wool

The prophet wastes no time. The vision is clear . . . the indictment is swift . . . the LORD has spoken. They were the children He had reared and brought up, but they rebelled. They had become a … Continue reading

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Captivated by the Wonder of Immanuel

So . . . having finished my reading plan for this year . . . and having yet to start up again for next year . . . I’m left a bit rudderless . . . left more to “nibble” … Continue reading

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Knowing the Presence While Clinging to the Promise

Part way through Isaiah 63 you kind of get the sense that the prophet “hits the wall.” It’s been 63 chapters detailing the sin of Israel and God’s determination to judge them via the violence and oppression of the nations … Continue reading

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I Come

It really is a pretty compelling invitation. Spend just a couple of minutes hovering over it, and though you might not strictly be within “the context” of the invite, the Spirit within you testifies that the envelope that carries this … Continue reading

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The Poured Out Spirit

Have you ever seen a picture of molten metal being poured into something? As the container it resides in is tipped, the liquid metal comes gushing forth . . . nothing’s going to stop it . . . it fills … Continue reading

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Called By Name

Ok . . . so I’m thinking it might be somewhat self-centered to have finished reading Isaiah 42 and 43, along with Hebrews 9, and end up with a thought about me. Magnificent is how I might describe Isaiah’s declaration … Continue reading

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