In The Word Read: Matthew 2 The Visit of the Magi 2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2 “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in […]
Month: January 2021
God’s Salvation to the Gentiles
In The Word Read: Isaiah 65 A Rebellious People 65 “I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My […]
Wait with Anticipation
In The Word Read: Isaiah 54 The Fertility of Zion 54 “Shout for joy, infertile one, you who have not given birth to any child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor; For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons […]
From Obscurity to Exaltation
In The Word Read: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Servant 13 Behold, My Servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted. 14 Just as many were appalled at you, My people, So His appearance was marred beyond that of a man, And His form beyond the sons of mankind. 15 So He […]
You Are My People
In The Word Read: Isaiah 50:4-51:16 4 The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, So that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. 5 The Lord God has opened My ear, And […]
If You Will Just Believe
In The Word Read: Isaiah 49:1-50:3 Salvation Reaches to the Ends of the Earth 49 Listen to Me, you islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me. 2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the […]
God’s Relentless Grace
In The Word Read: Isaiah 48 Israel’s Obstinacy 48 “Hear this, house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came from the waters of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness. 2 For they name themselves after the holy […]
One Who Is Close
In The Word Read: Isaiah 46-47 Babylon’s Idols and the True God 46 Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols have become loads for the animals and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary animal. 2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together; They could […]
No One Beside Him
In The Word Read: Isaiah 44:24-45:25 24 This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone, 25 Causing the omens of diviners to […]
The Only Way to a New Life
In The Word Read: Isaiah 42:1-43:13 God’s Promise concerning His Servant 42 “Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 He will not cry out nor raise His voice, Nor make His voice […]