Isaiah 46 Never fear my precious senior saints; God has it all taken care of. He promises that He will carry us from birth to the grave. He has made us just as the psalmist said in [Ps 139:15] “my bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me when […]
Isaiah 43 to 45 God is our Protector I am God, and there is no one else. He alone is God. It is because He is God, He will and can protect us. Whether it is water as in the Red Sea or the fiery furnace as the Three Hebrew Children faced in Babylon, God […]
Isaiah38-39 The Pride of Self-Salvation Hezekiah had been blessed twice over because he had humbled himself before the Lord. He had spent time in prayer and rejoicing when he and Jerusalem were delivered. Yet when the Babylonians arrived to offer their greetings upon his recovery, instead of giving God the glory he revels in his […]
Isaiah 36-37 In the 1930’s Al Capone ruled Chicago. He taunted those who did not want to pay him for protection, and if they didn’t, he took note and sent his thugs to “take care of the problem.” Sennacherib was the Capone Hezekiah faced. His thugs were Rabshakeh and his contingent. They mocked God and […]
Isaiah 30/31 God speaks to His children through Isaiah: woe to you who makes alliances with those who are not My Sheep. You are a rebellious people who refuse to listen to the instruction of the Lord. You are saying we don’t want to hear any more about the Holy One of Israel. To the […]
John 21 What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Do you chill out with food or binge on TV? For Peter, who had not a clue what was next, he returned to fishing, which is where our story picks up. It is familiar territory where life is simple. What is “the […]
Isaiah 27 In chapter 26, Isaiah said, “The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace because he trusts in You.” The key is trusting in God. We know that all through scripture, we are reminded that we are in a spiritual war with our enemy Satan. He has been at war since he […]
Isaiah 25/26 Today some people are asking for prayer. Sometimes it is just a simple request. Each one who is reaching out is a heart that is hurting. We wonder what to say to encourage; we want to comfort, but our words seem trite. But, if we listen carefully, we may hear the still small […]
