Category: General
Scripture : Isaiah 7:4 (NIV): "Say to him, 'Be careful, keep calm and don't be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood--because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the Son of Remaliah'."
Thought : To me,...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:3 (NIV): "Then the LORD said to Isaiah, 'Go out, you and your son Shear-Jasub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field.' "
Thought : To me, "Divine appointments" are...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:2 (NIV): "Now the house of David was told, 'Aram has allied itself with Ephraim'; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind."
Thought : To me, betrayal is a painful reminder...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:1 (NIV): "When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it."
Thought : To me, if we are...
Scripture : Isaiah 6:13 (NIV): "And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land."
Thought : To me, we can trust...
Scripture : Isaiah 6:12 (NIV): " 'until the LORD has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken'."
Thought : To me, God's longsuffering is often taken for granted.
Question : Have I received God's forgiveness and thanked Him...
Scripture : Isaiah 6:11 (NIV): "Then I said, 'For how long, O Lord?' And he answered: 'Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,' "
Thought : To me, when God decides to...
Scripture : Isaiah 6:10 (NIV): " 'Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.' "
Thought : ...
Scripture : Isaiah 6:9 (NIV): "He said, 'Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' ' "
Thought : To me, the dark unbelief of the Jews is a warning to us all.
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Scripture : Isaiah 6:8 (NIV): "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!' "
Thought : To me, to be needed by God to accomplish His mission is mind-boggling!...