Powerful Words from the Prophets“O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will be gracious if you ask for help. He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.” – Isaiah 3...  Read More

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

“Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you.” – John 15:20 (NLT)...  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

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 (NLT)...  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

“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” – John 13:34 (NLT)...  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