Is. 39-40 Hezekiah grew complacent in his pride. God had blessed him richly; he was comfortable and secure. When Isaiah told him of the coming destruction of Judah, destruction that would happen even to his ...
Day 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5Day 268 – Is 37-38; Rom 5
Is. 37-38 Sennacherib made the mistake of attributing his victories to his own might. At one point he rightly said that it was God who sent him against the land of Israel and Judah to ...
Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4Day 267 – Is 34-36; Rom 4
Is. 34-36 I wonder why the book of Isaiah includes this story of Sennacherib and Hezekiah? I get Isaiah’s involvement with the situation. Still, this historical account seems a little out of place with the ...
Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3Day 266 – Is 32-33; Rom 3
Is. 32-33 Fools “utter error concerning the LORD” (Is 32:6), and scoundrels “ruin the poor with lying words” (Is 32:7). Satan is the Father of Lies, but God is Truth. The importance of constantly seeking ...
Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2Day 265 – Is 30-31; Rom 2
Is. 30-31 What will it take for people to truly know that God alone is God? Even we who know it and who strive to live by that truth find ourselves continually seeking our own ...
Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1Day 264 – Is 28-29; Rom 1
Is. 28-29 God is calling out the fallacies with which His people have replaced Him. He says that He will show His people that He is the real thing. “The proud crown of the drunkards ...
Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6Day 263 – Is 26-27; Eph 6
Is. 26-27 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Is 26:3). Wow. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really felling a whole lot ...
Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33Day 262 – Is 23-25; Eph 5:17-33
Is. 23-25 Again, there is a lot that I don’t understand about all these prophesies. But there are a few things that come through loud and clear. Eph. 5:17-33 Submission. It has something of a ...
Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16Day 261 – Is 20-22; Eph 5:1-16
Is. 20-22 God continues, through the prophet Isaiah, to warn of His pending wrath and destruction of the nations. And in doing so, He points out the futility of their trying to save themselves by ...
Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4Day 260 – Is 17-19; Eph 4
Is. 17-19 God is not just the God of Israel and Judah. He is God of the whole earth. He shows that here in Isaiah by declaring judgments against all of the nations. God alone ...
Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3Day 259 – Is 14-16; Eph 3
Is. 14-16 Interesting how the prophesied taunt against Babylon becomes a taunt against Satan. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn!…You said in your heart, …’I will make myself like ...
Day 258 – Is 11-13; Eph 2Day 258 – Is 11-13; Eph 2
Is. 11-13 Isaiah 11:6-8 speaks of predators dwelling in peace with their prey and young children not needing to fear dangerous snakes. Then verse 9 says, “They shall not hurt or destroy in all my ...
Day 257 – Is 9-10; Eph 1Day 257 – Is 9-10; Eph 1
Is. 9-10 Being “used” by someone has something of a negative connotation in today’s culture. But being used indicates being useful. For anybody who isn’t completely lost in self, being useful is a positive thing. ...
Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38Day 256 – Is 7-8; Acts 20:17-38
Is. 7-8 The Book of Isaiah gives a lot of prophecy related to Christ, the Messiah, though Isaiah’s words obviously had timely relevance as well. The depth and the richness of meaning in God’s message, ...
Day 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16Day 255 – 2 Chron 31-32; Acts 20:1-16
2 Chron. 31-32 Wow – even righteous King Hezekiah succumbed to pride in the end. God miraculously extended his life, and he spent the gift he was given foolishly and selfishly. 2 Chronicles 32:31 says, ...
Day 254 – 2 Chron 29-30; Acts 19:21-41Day 254 – 2 Chron 29-30; Acts 19:21-41
2 Chron. 29-30 I mentioned yesterday that king Jotham lived something of a Godly life, but did not seem to have much of a Godly influence on those around him. Not so with King Hezekiah, ...
Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20Day 253 – 2 Chron 27-28; Acts 19:1-20
2 Chron. 27-28 Jotham did right and the LORD blessed him, “but the people still followed corrupt practices.” (2 Chron 27:2b). Furthermore, his son, Ahaz, who reigned after him was corrupt and turned the people ...
Day 252 – Is 5-6; 2 Cor 13Day 252 – Is 5-6; 2 Cor 13
Is. 5-6 “For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are His pleasant planting; and He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but ...
Day 251 – Is 3-4; 2 Cor 12Day 251 – Is 3-4; 2 Cor 12
Is. 3-4 I can’t help but think of our current times when I read this. People oppressing one another, a total lack of respect, incompetent ‘leadership’, and no shame for sin. It reads like a ...
Day 250 – Is 1-2; 2 Cor 11:16-33Day 250 – Is 1-2; 2 Cor 11:16-33
Is. 1-2 I can’t say that I have a firm grasp on the prophesies of the Bible, but there are a few tidbits of information or wisdom that I pick up here and there. And ...
Day 249 – 2 Chron 24-26; 2 Cor 11:1-15Day 249 – 2 Chron 24-26; 2 Cor 11:1-15
2 Chron. 24-26 I see a pattern here…all three of these kings – father, son, and grandson – started strong but finished weak. We humans seem to have trouble sticking to the right path with ...
Day 248 – 2 Chron 23; Joel 2-3; 2 Cor 10Day 248 – 2 Chron 23; Joel 2-3; 2 Cor 10
2 Chron. 23 “But in the seventh year Jehoiada took courage….” (2 Chron 23:1a). I’d say that Jehoiada took courage six years prior, when he chose to hide Joash in the house of God. It ...
Day 247 – 2 Chron 22; Joel 1; 2 Cor 9Day 247 – 2 Chron 22; Joel 1; 2 Cor 9
2 Chron. 22 Interesting…somehow one of Ahaziah’s daughters, in spite of the evil influence of her grandmother, Athaliah, and the rest of the house of Ahab, managed to end up married to the priest. It ...
Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8Day 246 – 2 Chron 21; Obad 1; 2 Cor 8
2 Chron. 21 We read yesterday that Jehoshaphat messed up by allying himself with evil King Ahab of Israel. It seems the marriage alliance he made was with his oldest son, who married one of ...
Day 245 – 2 Chron 19-20; 2 Cor 7Day 245 – 2 Chron 19-20; 2 Cor 7
2 Chron. 19-20 Wow – so much to learn from Jehoshaphat! He sought God, promoted justice in the land, directed the people back to God, and turned to God in his need. His prayer is ...
Day 244 – 2 Chron 17-18; 2 Cor 6Day 244 – 2 Chron 17-18; 2 Cor 6
2 Chron. 17-18 Let me see if I’ve got this straight. Ahab called the prophet Micaiah before him (granted, only at Jehoshaphat’s request) to ask if they should go to battle against the Assyrians. Then, ...
Day 243 – 2 Chron 15-16; 2 Cor 5Day 243 – 2 Chron 15-16; 2 Cor 5
2 Chron. 15-16 “The LORD is with you while you are with Him.” (2 Chron 15:1a). The Holy Spirit has been convicting me recently of my tendency to want God to be with me more ...
Day 242 – 2 Chron 13-14; 2 Cor 4Day 242 – 2 Chron 13-14; 2 Cor 4
2 Chron. 13-14 God is faithful and dependable. Judah fights two battles in these chapters, under two different kings. Both times they are severely outnumbered. Yet both times they prevail. Why? “…because they relied on ...
Day 241 – 2 Chron 10-12; 2 Cor 3Day 241 – 2 Chron 10-12; 2 Cor 3
2 Chron. 10-12 When Rehoboam became king, he sought counsel with two groups – the elders who had stood before his father, Solomon, and his friends. What I know about the first group is that ...
Day 240 – 2 Chron 7-9; 2 Cor 3Day 240 – 2 Chron 7-9; 2 Cor 3
2 Chron. 7-9 Wow – this whole Temple dedication was an astronomical affair! 22,000 oxen? 120,000 sheep? I can’t even fathom it! And it says again that the glory of the LORD filled the Temple ...