Creative Space for Wanderers
Today we finish our journey through the book of Isaiah. It’s hard to appreciate the kind of ministry prophets had back in those times. They didn’t publish books or go on speaking tours. In fact, most of the time when they showed up it was more a threat than a treat. The last chapters remind …
From recognition of my many sins to the image of Beulah Land, through the land of despair and discouragement, today’s reading was a challenge for me for deep personal reasons. God is so faithful as I read this morning. I hoped He would speak to me in these verses and then it happened–nearly the last …
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and We’re all over the charts this morning, covering several topics in these chapters. Psalm 105 does a good job of preparing us for the reading this morning: Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. …
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Isaiah provides a promise of future glory to Jerusalem in chapter 54 and an open invitation to drink from the fountain in chapter 55. Chapter 55 is cross-referenced like crazy! Just 13 verses with 106 cross-references that span the Bible. Take some time and read this chapter, one that is full of imagery and promise …
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and The prelude to the proclamation of Immanuel, Isaiah’s words in this chapters are direct, yet filled with hope and promise for a new day. It’s remarkable that he includes the Gentiles as part of the great commission in Chapter 49. Chapter 50 winds up like the strong words of a street preacher shouting, “Repent!” …
Isaiah provides powerful words today that remind us that God is the all powerful creator of all and we should let go of idols that we have built with our own hands. Lord, open our eyes and ears, help us to utterly destroy the idols we have created that we can’t see or hear, those …
Read these words today and receive the assurance that God is with you, that God is for us who call upon His mighty name. As I read through these chapters, several songs and hymns of praise come to mind. My words are few this morning to make way for Isaiah to speak to your soul. …
and Hezekiah must have been very important for us to understand because he is written about in and plus . Even though much of the content is the same, a total of 10 chapters dedicated to his legacy–there must be a lot to learn from Hezekiah. He is referred to by other prophets: Jeremiah, Hosea, Micah and …
and One of the many things that Francis Chan included in his talk yesterday at the end of Exponential East 2017 was A.W. Tozer’s assertion1 that this country has lost its “lofty concept of God” that is, “the high concept of God” We’ve suffered the loss of that high concept of God, and the concept of God handled …
Day two at Exponential East 2017 is about to begin. The Healthy Growing Churches pre-conference was insightful and the opening sessions at Exponential was excellent as always. Words of wisdom from many who have taken on the mantle of ministry, those who have crossed the line and accepted the call to vocational ministry with complete …