Justice Exalted, Righteousness Displayed

Read: Isaiah 3:1-5:30, 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, Psalm 53:1-6, Proverbs 22:28-29 But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice. The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness. (Isaiah 5:16) Relate: Sometimes when I’m reading through the scripture for the day something jumps out at me and I can barely wait to finish reading so I…

Chose

But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?” But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said, “The Lord has blinded…

Lifted Up

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. (John 12:32) Read: 1 Chronicles 5:18 – 8:28 Relate: Is your Christianity contagious? Please don’t read any further until you’re scrolled down and started playing the video below.                 Now, as it’s playing just…

I’ll Shut Up Now

Jason wasn’t a mechanic. Yes, the hood in front of him was popped and he was spouting out stuff like he knew what he was talking about. Really, though, he had no interest in fixing this engine. All he was really after was a phone number…

Majesty and Glory

My heart pounds as I think of this. It trembles within me. Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice as it rolls from his mouth. It rolls across the heavens, and his lightning flashes in every direction. Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain…

Fragile

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. (2 Corinthians 4:7) Read: Job 34:1 – 36:33, 2 Corinthians 4:1-12, Psalm 44:1-8, Proverbs 22:10-12 Relate: I was climbing one of the cliffs…

Lord Save Us

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” (John 12:12-13) Read: 2 Kings 25:8-21,…

The Testimony Of Lazarus

When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead. Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus. (John 12:9-11)…