The Message – #39 It’s not going to impact me. How often are we only focused on the consequences that directly impact us? Are we worried about how our actions will impact others? Read Isaiah chapter 39 and focus on verses 6 and 8. ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord . Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my…

The Message – #38 The living are to praise God. Read Isaiah chapter 38 and focus on verse 19. “It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.Isaiah 38:19 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.38.19.NASB Hezekiah has become ill. He is so ill, in fact, that God tells him that he is going to die. Hezekiah then prays to God and begs God to heal him and because of his prayer, God makes the decision to allow him to live another 15 years. In response to this, Hezekiah writes the rest of this chapter explaining his praise to God. He reminds everyone that…

The Message – #37 Our defense. Israel was in trouble. They were surrounded and going to be attacked. They were crying out to God to save them. In Isaiah chapter 37, we see their prayer and God’s response. ‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.'”Isaiah 37:35 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.37.35.NASB God will defend the city. Because of who God is and because of who the people were and who David was, God is going to defend them. They didn’t have to worry about defending themselves. Those who were attacking were saying negative things about God. So God was going to defend…

The Message – #36 Who do we rely on? When we make decisions, what is the basis and foundation of those decisions? Isaiah now shares a story telling of Hezekiah and his rebellion from Assyria. Read Isaiah chapter 36, focus on verse 5. I say, ‘Your counsel and strength for the war are only empty words.’ Now on whom do you rely, that you have rebelled against me?Isaiah 36:5 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.36.5.NASB Hezekiah has rebelled and now the enemy is coming to “get him back in line.” He taunts him, wanting to know what he is trusting in that gave him the courage to rebel. What is the foundation for the decisions…

The Message – #35 Encouragement. We all need a pick up from time to time. That can be difficult living in this sinful world, even when we know the truth of who God is and what God has done. Read Isaiah chapter 36. This chapter is an encouragement to all of us who need to know that God will be victorious in the end. Our focus is on verse 3. Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.Isaiah 35:3 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.35.3.NASB God knows that we get exhausted sometimes. God knows that we are feeble creatures. Because of this, God gave this message to Isaiah to share with us. When you read verse…

The Message – #34 It’s coming. There will be a day when God’s judgement will fall. Read Isaiah chapter 34, focus on verse 8. For the Lord has a day of vengeance, A year of recompense for the cause of Zion.Isaiah 34:8 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.34.8.NASB Make no mistake, God knows and God sees all the injustices and the sins and difficulties in this world. There will come a time when everyone will have to pay for what they have done. God extends that out to allow people the opportunity to repent and to come to him for mercy. But, that won’t last forever. Because of God’s mercy, we can know his forgiveness…

The Message – #33 The Lord is everything. As we look at Isaiah chapter 33, we are going to focus on verse 22. For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us-Isaiah 33:22 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.33.22.NASB The Lord is everything to us and as we go through life, we see that all we do is for Him. He is the one who gives us guidance and sets standards for our lives. He enforces those standards and He is ultimately the One that we will answer to. Are we seeking Him and following His standards for our life?

The Message – #32 What makes the difference? The Spirit of God is what makes the difference. Read Isaiah chapter 32, focus on verse 15. Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.Isaiah 32:15 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.32.15.NASB The Spirit of God is what gives life to anything. That is what turns a wilderness into a fertile field. Are we looking at our lives and seeing them as the barren wilderness? What can bring life? Only the Spirit of God. Are we allowing Him to work in our lives?

The Message – #30 “Just tell us what we want to hear.” That’s what the people told the prophets in that time. Isaiah heard it. Others heard it. And God heard it. Read Isaiah chapter 30, with a focus on verse 10. Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions “; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right, Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions.Isaiah 30:10 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.30.10.NASB Isaiah was getting on to the people for wanting to have their ears tickled. They didn’t want the truth, they just wanted to hear nice and pleasant words that made them feel good and affirmed…