Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: 16 “O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
“… spread it out before the Lord …”
May 31, 2008“… a refuge from the storm …”
May 30, 2008See, a king will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.
2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
(Isaiah 32:1-2; NIV. Please read Isaiah 28-35.)
The Lord has spoken … tough days [...]
“… you are my God …”
May 29, 2008O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done marvelous things,
things planned long ago.
(Isaiah 25:1; NIV. Please read Isaiah 24-27.)
The great and terrible day of the Lord has come upon His enemies. His people have seen His wrath and heard His warning. It is time now [...]
“In that day …” (2)
May 28, 2008In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and a monument to the LORD at its border. 20 It will be a sign and witness to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will [...]
“In that day …”
May 27, 2008In that day men will look to their Maker
and turn their eyes to the Holy one of Israel.
8 They will not look to the altars,
the work of their hands,
(Isaiah 17:7-8; NIV. Please read Isaiah 13-18 )
The Lord God had a word of warning for the people of Babylon, Moab, and Damascus. (We would be more familiar with [...]
“And He will be called …”
May 26, 2008For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
(Isaiah 9:6-7; NIV. Please read Isaiah 6-12.)
Has any god ever been so gracious as [...]
“… let us reason together …”
May 25, 2008“Come now, let us reason together,”
says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the best from the land;
20 but if you resist and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth [...]
“My lover spoke …”
May 24, 20088 Listen! My lover!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
10 My lover spoke and said to me,
“Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, and come with me.
11 See! The winter is past;
the [...]
“… the conclusion of the matter …”
May 23, 2008Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole [duty] of man.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
(Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; NIV. Please read Ecclesiastes 6-12.)
When the man that had everything … knew everything … tried [...]
“… everything was meaningless …”
May 22, 2008I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my work,
and this was the reward for all my labor.
11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.
(Ecclesiastes [...]
