Category Archives: Isaiah

On Added Days and Sins Behind the Back

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Pete

A story I came across in my Isaiah reading this morning made me smile. Not that it was a funny or amusing or light story. But that it was a story that reminded that God cannot be put into a … Continue reading →

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Prevailing Grace

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Pete

There are just some things that you expect to go together . . . some cause and effect things that just make sense. Turn up the heat and you expect the house to get warm. Drink too much coffee and … Continue reading →

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Stayed on Him

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Pete

I think if you asked anyone who knew me they’d say that, on the continuum defined by “single thread” on one end and “multitasker” on the other, I probably fall somewhere on the multitasking side. I’d guess that it’s both … Continue reading →

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Wells of Salvation

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Pete

Isaiah foresaw a day when the Lord God would “extend His hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of His people” (Isa. 11:11). A day when those who had largely missed the first coming of Messiah … Continue reading →

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A Chuppah

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Pete

Sometimes I feel like reading through Isaiah is like trying to follow what’s happening on a television controlled by somebody who’s engaged in extreme channel surfing with a remote. In one passage the prophet’s words seem to deal with immediate … Continue reading →

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His Delight!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Pete

The promise was written TO them . . . but it was also written FOR us. As, through the prophet Isaiah, God tells His ancient people of what awaits them and what He thinks of them, there is application to … Continue reading →

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They Had No Idea

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Pete

Two passages of Scripture intersected for me this morning in a way I had not anticipated nor expected. One was in the Old Testament . . . the other, in the New. The first passage is twelve verses long and … Continue reading →

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Worshiping Wood

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Pete

It really makes no sense as you read it. Yet, how many people have done it . . . and how many continue, in one form or another, to do it. It’s the folly of taking an object that you … Continue reading →

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The Isaiah Dynamic

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Pete

Sometimes within the “big stories” of redemption you can notice small details that seem to be noteworthy. Though they are not the “main event” they seem to be important and can provide some insight into the dynamics of interacting within … Continue reading →

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The Lord Waits

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Pete

Sometimes you come across grace in the least expected places. Such is the case this morning as I’m reading in Isaiah. Generally, when I think about reading Isaiah, especially the first 40 chapters, I’m ready for a lot of judgment … Continue reading →

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