The first several chapters of Isaiah read as if God could be speaking to us today. God called Isaiah to proclaim Israel’s sin so as to awaken the people to their danger of imminent judgment. He cared deeply for His children Israel, but they were indifferent. By this time in their history, God’s Chosen People…
Posts Tagged: God’s promises
Psalm 91:9 – Because…
Many people use Psalm 91 almost as a magical saying. Especially in this Age of COVID, the psalm has taken on meaning as an incantation in people’s thinking that it was never intended to do. Can someone simply repeat the words and obtain special/supernatural protection? Of course not! Yet, that is what some believe and…
Job 4:6 – Fear of God Your Confidence
Once Job had been clobbered with disaster, some of his friends heard about his plight and came to give him comfort. At first they reacted in a way that truly gave Job solace. We see this in Job 2:13: And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one…
Esther 9:25 – On His Own Head
God has made a vow with the strength of a curse in His own Name to protect His Chosen People, the Jews of Israel. Those who remember who God is, and who honor Him and His Word are wise, because He will give them favor. Those who choose to disdain their creator and the One…
Luke 6:25 – Laughing Now
The prophetic Word that Jesus speaks in the Beatitudes is both comforting and chilling. For those who hear what He said and love Him, there can be no greater promise. For those who don’t hear, don’t care to hear, and who either hate Him or are apathetic about God and the hope He brings, what…