Posts with the tag “god”

Powerful Words from the Prophets“For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.” – Isaiah 30:18 (NLT)“Our God Is Faithful” I love these words of wisdom from Isaiah today. The...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“So the LORD must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion.” – Isaiah 30:18 (NLT)“God’s Waiting” Several years ago, I read a fascinating b...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the LORD. “You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThat is why the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the people of Israel, “My people will no longer be ashamed or turn pale with fear. For when they see their many chil...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsHow foolish can you be? He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it, “He didn’t make me”? Does...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsWhat sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The LORD can’t see us,” they say. “He doesn’t know what’s goin...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsAnd so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is saf...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“So now God will have to speak to his people through foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!” – Isaiah 28:11 (NLT)“Learning the Hard Way” Do you ever notice ho...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Who does the LORD think we are?” they ask. “Why does he speak to us like this? Are we little children, just recently weaned? He tells us everything over and over--one ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then at last the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will himself be Israel’s glorious crown. He will be the pride and joy of the remnant of his people.” – Isaiah 28:5 (NLT)“Getti...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with fruit!” – Isaiah 27:6 (NLT)“When Trials and Troub...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Let them make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me.” – Isaiah 27:5 (NLT)“Make Your Peace with God” One of the aspects of the character of God that we someti...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But those who die in the LORD will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy! For your life-giving light will fall...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“LORD, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you. O LORD our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship.” – Isaiah 26:12...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you.” – Isaiah 26:9 (NLT)“Stop Running Out of Gas!” I heard a great story some time ago about a woman an...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“…our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.” – Isaiah 26:8 (NLT)“Only Jesus” What are you living for? Maybe a better way to say it is WHO are you living for? I have t...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws…” – Isaiah 26:8 (NLT)“Listen To Your Doctor and Trust the Lord” When I was in college in Houston, I worked at the D...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.” – Isaiah 26:7 (NLT)“...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Trust in the LORD always, for the LORD GOD is the eternal Rock.” – Isaiah 26:4 (NLT)“Our Eternal Rock” One of the Christmas gifts I asked for and got this year is an O...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” – Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)“Perfect Peace” This is one of those verses that would be...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsIn that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the LORD, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he bri...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“There he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears.”...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“There he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears.”...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat.” – Isaiah 2...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Sing to the LORD, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“With joy you will drink deeply from the fountain of salvation! In that wonderful day you will sing: ‘Thank the LORD! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsIn that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O LORD! You were angry with me, but not any more. Now you comfort me. See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him a...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“In that day, the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. A ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThe Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel. All the people will know it—Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—who say with pride and arrogance o...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets"Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.” – Isaiah 9:4 (NLT)“I ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.” – Isaia...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 (NLT)“Keep Calm and Shine On” ...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 (NLT)“Is He YOUR Guiding Light...  Read More

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 (NLT)“Relentlessly Hopeful” My...  Read More