HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

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Read Isaiah 55; John 4:10-42, 7:37-39

"Surely you will summon nations you know not and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy one of Israel…" Isaiah 55:5 NIV

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    Here, Isaiah is speaking of Israel's future; prophesying that other nations will join them in ( Read more... )

ISAIAH 53

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Read Isaiah 52-54

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all” Isaiah 53:6
    “After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light [of life] and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many and he will bear their ( Read more... )

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TAUGHT BY THE LORD

Read Isaiah 52-54

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all” Isaiah 53:6
     “After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light [of life] and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many and he will bear ( Read more... )

I WILL NOT FORGET YOU

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Read Isaiah 48-49

"I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go." Isaiah 48:17 NIV
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God, through Isaiah's prophesy of deliverance from Babylon, reminds the captives of His absolute sovereignty in their lives. He would soon raise up Cyrus, king of Persia to ( Read more... )

HE WILL NOT GROW WEARY

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Read Isaiah 40

The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.   Isaiah 40:28b-29 NIV

* * *     This highly prophetic chapter was a message of comfort for ( Read more... )

MEANINGLESS RULES

Read Isaiah 28:1-16

"Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there-so that they will go and fall backward… "Isaiah 28:13 NIV
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     Isaiah is reprimanding the priests and prophets of his day for teaching rules, while living a sinful life. They were not representing the rest, trust and ( Read more... )

PERFECT PEACE

Read Isaiah 26:1-12

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV

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      Throughout history men have searched for peace which always seems to elude them. Isaiah speaks of a future day of peace when Jesus will rule and reign on earth: He says, “Open the gates that the righteous ( Read more... )

GOD WITH US

Read Isaiah 7:10-14, 9:1-7; Matthew 1:18-2:6

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"-which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:22-23 NIV

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     The book of Isaiah was written about 700 years before Christ was ( Read more... )

THE GIFT OF GOD

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Read Ecclesiastes 11-12

     Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.   Ecclesiastes 11:6 NIV

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     When Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes, he was old and looking back on his selfish life. With his God- ( Read more... )

TRUE RICHES

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Read Proverbs 24

   By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.  Proverbs 24:3-4 NIV

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     Throughout the Proverbs of Solomon, he refers to wisdom as treasure to be eagerly sought out and cultivated. He said, “Know also that ( Read more... )