Introduction: I remember flying over the Sahara desert in a small 2 seater plane, caught in a sandstorm flying far too close to sea level! There were no ways of knowing where we were going except by visual sightings! We needed to find a road running East-West for us to follow to Galmi. We wereContinue reading “1John 5: 13-21….Final Advice from an aged saint!”
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1 John 5: 6-12….Would you call God ‘a liar’ to His face?
This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. IfContinue reading “1 John 5: 6-12….Would you call God ‘a liar’ to His face?”
Isaiah 30: 27-33….Can we describe God’s nature in just one word?
Introduction: Isaiah could have helped me more by placing dates or some clear markers as to whom various prophecies are made. He could have even helped a lot by telling us as to what time he was prophesying about – the immediate, at the time of the Messiah, or when the Messiah (Jesus) returns! AndContinue reading “Isaiah 30: 27-33….Can we describe God’s nature in just one word?”
Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!
14 therefore, behold, I will againdo wonderful things with this people,with wonder upon wonder;and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”15 Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,whose deeds are in the dark,and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”16 YouContinue reading “Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!”
Isaiah 27: 1-13….An index of a book -giving only a brief summary of chapters?
Introduction: My introduction for the very first episode of my devotionals more than 5 years ago read, ‘According to the English proverb a rider can take a horse to water, but cannot make it drink. According to the Ethiopian proverb a horse can take a soldier to war but cannot make him fight. Thinking ofContinue reading “Isaiah 27: 1-13….An index of a book -giving only a brief summary of chapters?”
Psalm 65: 1-8a….’Verbalize Your Faith!
1 Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion,and to you shall vows be performed.2 O you who hear prayer,to you shall all flesh come.3 When iniquities prevail against me,you atone for our transgressions.4 Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,to dwell in your courts!We shall be satisfied with the goodness ofContinue reading “Psalm 65: 1-8a….’Verbalize Your Faith!”
Isaiah 14: 24-32….Two more nations are judged.
Concerning Assyria 24 The LORD of hosts has sworn:“As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,25 that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot; and his yoke shall depart from them,and his burden from their shoulder.”26 This isContinue reading “Isaiah 14: 24-32….Two more nations are judged.”
Isaiah 13: 10-11 & 17-22….Is this for only past events?
10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellationswill not give their light;the sun will be dark at its rising,and the moon will not shed its light.11 I will punish the world for its evil,and the wicked for their iniquity;I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,and lay low the pompousContinue reading “Isaiah 13: 10-11 & 17-22….Is this for only past events?”
Isaiah 8: 11-22….The prophet suffers opposition!
For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. Comment: It is so important to follow whatContinue reading “Isaiah 8: 11-22….The prophet suffers opposition!”
Isaiah 6: 1-8….What a Vision! What a Response.
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.Continue reading “Isaiah 6: 1-8….What a Vision! What a Response.”