The Voice of the Prophet, Day 66 Final Victory. Read Isaiah chapter 66. As we conclude our study through the book of Isaiah, in this final chapter, we see God’s ultimate victory. He will have dominion over his enemies. He will truly vanquish sin. Those of us who have placed our faith and trust in him will be victorious with him. We can trust and rely on God, knowing that he will be victorious in the end. We may not have all of the answers now, but we can trust in God, knowing that all of the prophecies that are coming true. He is our everything. Are we listening to…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 65 No more crying. Read Isaiah chapter 65. As God speaks about his ultimate restoration. We see that he has a plan and a place prepared for us that is truly more than anything we can imagine. The struggles that we face here on earth will be gone. The battle with sin and temptation will be no more. The damage that was caused by sin entering into the world will be none existent. As God brings about complete and total restoration, we will, for the first time, truly have a picture of exactly how much sin influenced the world. We know that this world…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 63 Spread the Word. Read Isaiah chapter 63. We have been reading about the glory and majesty of God. Here we see just how important it is that we share that message with the world. If God is truly as wonderful, majestic, and powerful, as we understand him to be, we should be sharing that loudly and proudly with every single person we come into contact with. Are we spreading the word of the incredible majesty of the Lord? Do we talk about his deeds and mention all the things he has done? God is worthy. We our responsible to spread the word of…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 62 Wanted. Read Isaiah chapter 62. As God continues to describe for Isaiah what things will look like when he has made everything right, we see people go from being unwanted to being sought after and desired. When God restores us, he does it because he wants us. He desires to have us with him. This feeling of being wanted is something that we are often chasing in this world. We want people to want us and to desire us. We want to feel like what we do has meaning and purpose. Here we see that as God has restored us, we have purpose…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 61 A new wardrobe! Read Isaiah chapter 61. As we continue to put our trust and faith in God, God saves us. And, his salvation includes everything. He no longer allows us to remain in the filth and the grime that we have been covered in our whole lives. God gives us a new wardrobe and clothes us in his salvation, along with all of the accessories that one would expect to see. God adorns us and arrays us like his beautiful, chosen one. We are his pride and joy. We are his love. We have value and worth far beyond anything in this…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 60 It’s not about what others think of us. It’s about what God thinks of us. Read Isaiah chapter 60. Getting the opportunity to read through this chapter, we see the difference of how other people perceived then, versus how God perceived them. Other people saw disgrace and failure and collapse, whereas God knew and understood the glory that they had in him. It’s so important to understand that God is going to allow His word to be over everything. People will see us in light of how they see God. People may be angry and upset with us, but we need to be…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 59 God is able. Read Isaiah chapter 59. God is able to save us, and we definitely need saving. As we read through this chapter in Isaiah, we come to understand just how sinful we are and how much our sin has separated us from a holy God. But God starts out the chapter by saying that he is able to save us. He is strong enough and he is capable of providing the salvation that we so desperately need when we focus on him and commit ourselves to him. God saves us through Jesus Christ. We should never doubt God’s ability to provide…

The Voice of the Prophet, Day 58 Restoration. Read Isaiah chapter 58. As God shares with Isaiah this glimpse into the restoration of Israel, it’s such an amazing idea. I’m always amazed at how detailed and focused God is on all of our needs. God knows our needs even before we have knowledge that we need anything, and he shows this as he goes through and lists all the things that he is going to provide for those people who are faithful to him. God is the water we need in a sun-scorched area. God is our guidance in a land that we don’t know or understand. When we come…