Category: Isaiah

Isaiah 30:15 – Quietly Rest In The Lord

Thomas Less,

Child-Praying15This is what the Sovereign Lord,

the Holy One of Israel, says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be fsaved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength.
But you would have none of it.
When Isaiah received these words from the Lord, Jerusalem was obviously going to be attacked by the Assyrians.  The king of Judah decided to send a large caravan to
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Isaiah 18 – The Lord is Not Excited

Thomas Less,

Isaiah 18: 4
4For the Lord has told me this:

“I will watch quietly from my dwelling place—
as quietly as the heat rises on a summer day,
or as the morning dew forms during the harvest.”
God, I can be so emotional, both up and down.  I am excited and hopeful, then depressed and afraid.  But You know You are in control and things will work out exactly
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Isaiah 17 – What Will It Take To Bring Me Back

Thomas Less,

Isaiah 17:6-10

6Only a few of its people will be left,
like stray olives left on a tree after the harvest.
Only two or three remain in the highest branches,
four or five scattered here and there on the limbs,”
declares the Lord, the God of Israel.
7Then at last the people will look to their Creator
and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
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