Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Dec 31 – Final Thoughts
Dec 31 – Final Thoughts
We have spent a year with Isaiah. He is a prophet, social reformer, and statesman. He is elegant in his presentation and powerful in his imagery. He uses word pictures and colorful illustrations to get his point against. His ability to use language for spiritual truth is beyond comparison. He is equal to Ezra in scholarly presentation and on the level of Daniel and Joseph for impact to His generation.
Isaiah gives us more than one hundred prophecies about the Messiah. No other author in the Old Testament can make that claim. He truly was a man who saw tomorrow. Thousands of years before it happens, he saw the 1000-year reign of the Messiah. He saw the New Heaven and New Earth. Isaiah looks in the prophetic future and sees what John saw hundreds of years later. Isaiah had the ability to touch the elite and the humble. I can truly say that after spending this year with Isaiah that we have been truly blessed. He is the master communicator and storyteller.
Monday, December 30, 2024
Dec 30 – Walking and Not Faint – Isaiah 40:31
Dec 30 – Walking and Not Faint – Isaiah 40:31
In Isaiah’s picture here we see someone who has assistance in their walking. When you wait on the Lord you have learn that pace s everything. You know that if you pace yourself well and work on that you will finish well. This thought also talks about divine assistance and help when you need it. You shall walk and not faint. This means you will have someone come along side and assist you. Recently I saw a video where a coupe had run out of gas and a trucker stopped. He pulled them to the gas station and then paid for their gas. He helped them walk and not faint. When you wait you learn to trust God and His ability of coming to you aid, assistance, and help. So wait on the Lord and His timing and you will never be found wanting.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Dec 24 – Prince of Peace – Isaiah 9:6
Dec 24 – Prince of Peace – Isaiah 9:6
This is such a powerful truth. Jesus is the one who brings peace because he did away through His broken body and shed bled brought peace. He made a way where there was no way. The title “Prince of Peace” attributed to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6 signifies His role as the ultimate reconciler, bringing peace between humanity and God. Jesus came to mend the broken relationship caused by sin, offering a path of reconciliation and eternal peace. Many Christians read Isaiah 9:6 every year during the season of Advent to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus the Messiah. The Messiah was God’s anointed, a king who would establish God’s peace through Israel. Jesus brings peace and deals with the internal conflict and warfare that often is felt in life. He gives peace that the world cannot give or the world cannot take away. A Great truth for Christmas.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Dec 20 – Wonderful – Isaiah 9:6
Dec 20 – Wonderful – Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah then names the person and gives his qualities. The word "wonderful" is used in the Bible to describe something that excites or calls forth wonder1. It is used in the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew words "pala'" or "pele'". In the New Testament, it is translated from the Greek word "thaumasios"1. In Isaiah 9:6, the word "wonderful" is used as one of the names of Jesus. Jesus is beyond comparison. He is the essence, nature, and character of God in the flesh. Jesus is God with a face. He is the perfect union of natural and the divine. This word describes who Jesus is and how He will deal with us.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Dec 19 – The Government – Isaiah 9:6
Dec 19 – The Government – Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah sees in the future the reign and rule of Jesus Christ. When Jesus was facing Pilate, he told that if his reign was now that His followers would come and rescue Him. Jesus knew that his reign was of the spiritual kind for now but in the future, He will come and rule on the earth. When He does it will be with justice and truth. There is a time when Jesus will reign, and the beautiful thing is that we will reign with Him. The government of Jesus Christ is first and foremost one of compassion and love. No one will be able to lie to the Lord because he knows all and sees all. Jesus came the first time as the suffering Savior. The second time He will come as the conquering King. Each has its role and place.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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Dec 18 – For Unto Us – Isaiah 9:6
Dec 18 – For Unto Us – Isaiah 9:6
We are just a week away from Christmas and so today are over the next few days we are going to examine tis wonderful promise and passage from Isaiah. The prophets say, “Unto us a child is born unto us a child is given.” Isiah saw some 700 years before the event that a unique and one-of-a-kind child was going to be born. This child would have one mission and that was to save mankind from our sins. This child was given not just the one nation but for all nations. His sacrifice would have a universal application. It has been said that if we were the only person alive Jesus would have come to save us. The reality of today that there are more than 8 billion people that live on this planet and each one can come to Christ. Jesus was given for us because we needed Him. Let us do our part and share it with our friends during this holiday season.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Dec 17 – Save Us – Isaah 25:9
Dec 17 – Save Us – Isaah 25:9
Isaiah encourages his audience and readers to worship the Lord because He is the God who saves. A modern song today says everyone needs compassion and the mighty God who saves. Sometimes it fees that we are going down for the third time and we are about to expire. That is when God comes to the rescue. The nation of Israel had its back to the sea and the Egyptian army to its front. In that moment it looked bad for Israel. Moses asked the Lord what to do and the Lord told him to lead the people through the Red Sea. The wind began to blow, and the sea parted, and the Lord provided a way where there was no way. Notice the Lord did not take the people out of the scene but provided a way for them. This often happens and, in that moment, it becomes a lesson of faith. Israel and we learn that God is the Mighty One who saves. Remember that when you found yourself in an impossible situation. Your story is not over yet.
Monday, December 16, 2024
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Dec 16 – Wipe Away Reproach – Isaiah 25:8
Dec 16 – Wipe Away Reproach – Isaiah 25:8
Isaiah brings to the attention of his readers and audience that the Lord one day is going to wipe away all tears of shame and reproach. There are times when the enemy and his agents of evil accuse us. Sometimes they exploit something that we have said or done. Other times they just lie about us. This is the time we do a self examination like Job and then let the Lord defend us. There are also times where we tell the truth and let the chips fall where they may. Always refute lies with truth. Remember you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. One day all the shame and reproach that we have suffered will be revealed and every sadness it caused will be wiped away in the goodness and love of the Lord.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Dec 13 – Good things – Isaiah 25:6
Dec 13 – Good things – Isaiah 25:6
Isaiah tells his audience that the Lord is the who gives good things. James states that every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of Light who never shows any variable or turning. The one thing we can rely on is the consistency of the Lord. Jesus through His ministry demonstrated this. The Bible says that Jesus went about doing good. You can be assured of this fact in your dealing with the Lord. Elijah found this out when the Lord fed Him by ravens in the wilderness and then having one meal with an angel gave him enough sustenance to make a forty-day trek to Mount Sinai. The Lord is Jehovah Jireh and He is going to supply every need according to His riches in glory. That s a great reason to worship and praise the Lord.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
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