Isaiah 48 in today’s Bible reading* drives home the point that God acts to bring attention to Himself. He does everything for His own sake. I will delay my anger for the sake of my name,and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise,so that you will not be destroyed.Isaiah 48:9 (CSB)…
We see in today’s Bible reading* another reminder of the sovereignty of God. And we see that His sovereignty isn’t just a truth to be acknowledged. It is a truth to be celebrated! I—I am the LORD. Besides me, there is no Savior. I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed— and not some foreign god among…
Today’s Bible reading* includes some very encouraging promises for God’s people. Yes, Isaiah spoke to a specific group of people in a specific nation in history. But God’s Word is still very applicable to us today. God points to the coming of John the Baptizer to announce Jesus the Messiah’s soon arrival. “Comfort, comfort my…
Wednesday’s Bible reading gave us a model of godly response to bad news. Today’s Bible reading* goes further into Hezekiah’s story and we see another godly response to bad news: his impending death. In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the…
Today’s Bible reading* models for us a godly response to bad news. King Sennacherib’s spokesman delivers bad news to King Hezekiah, warning him that God cannot defend against Assyria any more than any other god could protect the people who worshiped it. And he tells God’s people to reject King Hezekiah’s leadership. But you may…
Admittedly, there is a lot of doom-and-gloom in Isaiah’s prophecy. But in today’s Bible reading*, Isaiah encourages his audience with these words: Say to the cowardly: “Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.” Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,…
