Category: General
Scripture : Isaiah 7:14 (NIV): "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."
Thought : To me, when God does a thing, He does it right well!...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:13 (NIV): "Then Isaiah said, 'Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?' "
Thought : To me, we must often frustrate God with our horrible choices....
Scripture : Isaiah 7:12 (NIV): "But Ahaz said, 'I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test.' "
Thought : To me, unbelief is at the root of most, if not, all sins.
Question : Have I ever told God "No!"?
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Scripture : Isaiah 7: 10 & 11 (NIV): "Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 'Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.' "
Thought : To me, we often persist in earth-bound self-confidence when we could be...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:9 (NIV): " 'The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' "
Thought : To me, we often fear what "men" can do to us...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:8 (NIV): "for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people."
Thought : To me, sometimes our behaviors do not reflect a trust in God's...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:7 (NIV): "Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: 'It will not take place, it will not happen,' "
Thought : To me, to be on God's side should be everyone's goal.
Question : Has God intervened on my behalf...
Scripture : Isaiah 7:5 and 6 (NIV): "Aram, Ephraim and Remalish's son have plotted your ruin, saying, 'Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.' "
Thought : To me, our perfect love...
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...