“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. Do not trust in these deceptive words: ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’” (Jeremiah 7:3–4, ESV) In my timeContinue reading “Misplaced Trust”
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Sowing and Reaping
“Warn the nations that he is coming; announce to Jerusalem, ‘Besiegers come from a distant land; they shout against the cities of Judah. Like keepers of a field are they against her all around, because she has rebelled against me, declares the Lord. Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This isContinue reading “Sowing and Reaping”
Rock Bottom
“But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us. For we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth evenContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
Curb Your Cravings
“Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength isContinue reading “Curb Your Cravings”
Enough Is Enough
“For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant.” (Isaiah 42:14, ESV) When I was a boy, I remember watching the cartoons in the morning. One of the cartoons we watched was PopeyeContinue reading “Enough Is Enough”
Put Your House in Order
“In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover.”” (Isaiah 38:1, ESV) The Lord had spoken to Hezekiah thatContinue reading “Put Your House in Order”
Repetitive Precepts
“Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!” (Isaiah 31:1, ESV) As we work through the book of Isaiah,Continue reading “Repetitive Precepts”
Some Will Listen
“In that day the Lord God of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth; and behold, joy and gladness, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine. ‘Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.‘” (Isaiah 22:12–13, ESV) Jerusalem was under siege. Biblical historians believe that this wasContinue reading “Some Will Listen”
Trust God Not Man
“And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’” (Isaiah 20:6, ESV) Today, we as a nation seem to beContinue reading “Trust God Not Man”
A Day Is Coming
“Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!” (Isaiah 13:6, ESV) We see the phrase, “the day of the Lord,” frequently in the Scriptures. Many see this as pointing to one specific day when the Lord will return victoriously to bring judgment on the unbelieving. However,Continue reading “A Day Is Coming”
Renewing the Heart 