Isaiah 56 Today: [Isaiah 56] Keeping God’s Judgments, Remembering the Sabbath. In this chapter, Isaiah calls on us to keep the judgments of the Lord and to honor God’s justice. What does that mean to us as New Testament believers? God has not called us to adapt our lives to some stylized pseudo-Jewish culture in […]
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Morning Light – March 31st, 2017 – Isaiah 55: Go Out with Joy, be Led Forth with Peace
Morning Light – Isaiah 55 Today: [Isaiah 55] Go Out with Joy, be Led Forth with Peace. In chapter 55 of Isaiah God speaks to us in the midst of life’s situation, promising to abundantly pardon and show mercy to us. The promise is that He will quench us when we are thirsty and feed […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 30, 2017 – Isaiah 54: No Weapon Formed Against You
Morning Light – Isaiah 54 Today: [Isaiah 54] No Weapon Formed Against You. In chapter 54 of Isaiah the prophet calls upon us to break out in rejoicing because our judgments are passed and the clemency of God in Christ is now poured out in our behalf. We are encouraged in our thinking to enlarge […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 29th, 2017 – Isaiah 53: Who Has Believed the Report?
Morning Light – Isaiah 53 Today: [Isaiah 53] Who Has Believed the Report? In this chapter, we find for the first time no mention of contemporary events to those Isaiah is writing to. Chapter 53 is purely a Messianic declaration speaking of the suffering of Jesus and the rejection of the Messiah in behalf of […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 28th, 2017 – Isaiah 52: The Real Jerusalem
Morning Light – Isaiah 52 Today: [Isaiah 52] The Real Jerusalem. In chapter 52 Isaiah calls upon the city of Zion and Jerusalem to put on her beautiful garments. As New Testament believers, we understand that Hebrews 12 teaches us that the church is the Jerusalem from above just as the actual city of Jerusalem […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 27th, 2017 – Isaiah 51: The Apocalyptic Character of Isaiah
Morning Light – Isaiah 51 Today: [Isaiah 51] The Apocalyptic Character of Isaiah. In chapter 51 Isaiah speaks to those who follow after righteousness and calls them to look to the rock from whence they are hewn. For the Old Testament saint this would only apply according to verse 2 to Abraham and Sarah. For […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 24th, 2017 – Isaiah 50: Where Does Suffering Originate?
Morning Light – Isaiah 50 Today: [Isaiah 50] Where Does Suffering Originate? In this chapter the Father speaks through Isaiah against accusations of unfairness. Do you ever feel that God is being unfair to you? Have you felt that what you are going through is unjustified and that the responsibility to act lies with God […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 23rd, 2017- Isaiah 49: God Brings Glory from Failure
Morning Light – Isaiah 49 Today: [Isaiah 49] God Brings Glory from Failure. In this chapter we find Isaiah facing the failure of his perceived destiny. He though that he would be used to restore the glory of ancient Israel. He now sees clearly that this will not take place. In the midst of this […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 22nd, 2017 – Isaiah 48: Called By His Name
Morning Light – Isaiah 48 Today: [Isaiah 48] Called By His Name. In chapter 48 of Isaiah the prophet speaks against the obstinacy of the southern kingdom against God. He declares that the foretelling of events years in advance was primarily so that when the events themselves take place the people would know that God […]
READ MOREMorning Light – March 21st, 2017 – Isaiah 47: Babylon Lady of Nations
Morning Light – Isaiah 47 Today: [Isaiah 47] Babylon Lady of Nations. In this chapter Isaiah foretells the coming destruction of Babylon. It was ultimately Cyrus of the Medes and Persians who overthrows Babylon but it was God using him as a type of Christ to set His people free. For us we see that […]
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