Introduction: This is the rest of Isa 22, a chapter in which the prophecy turns to God’s judgement of His own people. After hearing clearly what God was going to do to them they did not listen. I ended the last devotion by saying, ‘They had not returned to nor sought God who had longContinue reading “Isaiah 22: 12-25….A personal Judgement!”
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Isaiah 22: 1-11….At last – Jerusalem!
1 The oracle concerning the valley of vision.What do you mean that you have gone up,all of you, to the housetops,2 you who are full of shoutings,tumultuous city, exultant town?Your slain are not slain with the swordor dead in battle.3 All your leaders have fled together;without the bow they were captured.All of you who wereContinue reading “Isaiah 22: 1-11….At last – Jerusalem!”
Isaiah 21: 11-17….Abraham’s Grandchildren.
Introduction: You may already know but, if you didn’t, the names Dumah, Seir, Dedan, Tema, and Kedar are the names of five of the grandsons of Abraham. Dedan from Abraham’s wife, Keturah, whom he married after Sarah died. The other four were Ishmael’s sons. Is the ‘One is calling to me from Seir,‘ calling fromContinue reading “Isaiah 21: 11-17….Abraham’s Grandchildren.”
Isaiah 21: 1-10….Stagger me!
1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,it comes from the wilderness,from a terrible land.2 A stern vision is told to me;the traitor betrays,and the destroyer destroys.Go up, O Elam;lay siege, O Media;all the sighing she has causedI bring to an end.3 Therefore my loins are filled withContinue reading “Isaiah 21: 1-10….Stagger me!”
Isaiah 20: 1-6….Who can you trust?
In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it— at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from yourContinue reading “Isaiah 20: 1-6….Who can you trust?”
Colossians 1: 24-2: 5….Should I grow up?
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make theContinue reading “Colossians 1: 24-2: 5….Should I grow up?”
Colossians 1:23b-29….What is a Minister?
Don’t shift from……the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of hisContinue reading “Colossians 1:23b-29….What is a Minister?”
Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all thingsContinue reading “Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!”
Col 1: 13-23….The Son of God!
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,Continue reading “Col 1: 13-23….The Son of God!”
Col 1: 3-14….Paul prays for the church. Do we?
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard beforeContinue reading “Col 1: 3-14….Paul prays for the church. Do we?”
As I read it! 