The Message – #59 God is able. We should never doubt God’s ability to do what he has said he can do and what he has promised to do. Read Isaiah chapter 59. Today we are looking at verse 1. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.Isaiah 59:1 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.59.1.NASB If you ever wondered about the impact of your sin on your relationship with God, this chapter covers that entirely. Our sin separates us from God. Because of our sin we cannot be made right with God. As a result, there needed to be an intercessor,…

The Message – #58 How do we find a renewal and refreshment? The Lord is those things for us. He is continually with us. Read Isaiah chapter 58 and today we will focus on verse 11. “And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your desire in scorched places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.Isaiah 58:11 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.58.11.NASB Not only does God guide us, which he does promise to do, but he also is our source of refreshment and encouragement. God is the one who can give us strength and restore…

The Message – #57 Peace can only be found in and through God. Read Isaiah chapter 57 and focus on verse 21. “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”Isaiah 57:21 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.57.21.NASB So many people spend the whole life looking for peace. They want to feel that sense of belonging and acceptance and contentment. Yet, unless they’re searching for that in Christ, they will never find it. There is no peace apart from God. Being made right with God is what brings peace with everything else. While we are not at peace with the Creator, we could never be at peace with his creation either. Have we found…

The Message – #56 God’s House. What do you think of when you hear someone mention God’s House? Read through Isaiah chapter 56, focusing on verse 7. Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”Isaiah 56:7 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.56.7.NASB God talks about bringing all people who follow Him together, whether they are his people or foreigners. The only criteria is that they follow Him. Then he mentions this. His house is to be a house of…

The Message – #55 Seek and call on the Lord. This is the only way we will experience the compassion and forgiveness of the Lord. Read Isaiah 55, focusing on verses 6 and 7. Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord , And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.Isaiah 55:6‭-‬7 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.55.6-7.NASB Choosing to come to God doesn’t mean that we just invite God to be part of our life. When we choose to follow…

The Message – #54 There is nothing that will shake God’s commitment to us. Read Isaiah chapter 54, with a focus on verse 10. “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you.Isaiah 54:10 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.54.10.NASB We can count on God following up and following through on all that He has promised. No matter what we are going through, we can count on God.

The Message – #53 An entire chapter dedicated to the suffering servant. I’m sure as Isaiah was writing this he had no idea what God had in store, yet God knew exactly how he intended to fulfill everything in this chapter. Take a minute and read the entire chapter 53 of Isaiah. So many verses that are so familiar to us, and I chose to focus on verse 12. Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And…

The Message – #52 What is our message? What do others hear from us? Read Isaiah chapter 52 with a focus on verse 7. How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”Isaiah 52:7 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.52.7.NASB Are our feet lovely? Do we bring good news and peace to everyone we come into contact with? Are we sharing the message of Jesus Christ with others? The answers to these questions are what determines our beauty. While this world gets all caught up in the physical attributes and characteristics…

The Message – #51 There will be joy! Even when it doesn’t feel like it right now, God wins! There will be everlasting joy. Read Isaiah chapter 51 and focus on verse 11. So the ransomed of the Lord will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away.Isaiah 51:11 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.51.11.NASB God has not forgotten us. We are the ransomed of the Lord if we have accepted Jesus Christ into our lives, and there will come a point where we will return to what God has promised us. There will…

The Message – #50 My help. The Lord is my help. He vindicates me and because of him, I am not disgraced. Read Isaiah chapter 50 and focus on verse 7. For the Lord God helps Me, Therefore, I am not disgraced; Therefore, I have set My face like flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.Isaiah 50:7 NASBhttps://bible.com/bible/100/isa.50.7.NASB We do not have to try to help ourselves. Anything that we do or try to do results in our being disgraced. When God helps us, that is when we are not disgraced. Are we relying on God to defend us? Are we relying on God to set the…