Today’s Word
A Servant’s Reply: Day 6
“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry, and He will say, “Here I am””. Isaiah 58:9 Here I am – Sometimes the deepest implications are found in the strangest places. You will recall this Hebrew word. It is hinneh. We see it time and again when human beings respond to…
The Last Gift: Day 5
“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter, when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood.” Isaiah 58:7 Turn Away – The last gift on God’s list is perhaps the most difficult to give. …
Christmas Presents: Day 4
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 NIV Injustice – If Christmas is the celebration of the birth of God’s Son, why aren’t we giving Him the presents? …
Blowing in the Wind: Day 3
“to bow his head down like a bulrush” Isaiah 58:5 Bulrush – When I was a child, we called them cattails. Those long green stalks rising from the water’s edge, ending in a clump of densely packed seeds. Isaiah uses this image to describe one important aspect of false worship: the ease of bowing in…
Sin and Complaint: Day 2
“Why have we fasted”, they say, “and you have not seen it”. “Why have we humbled ourselves and you have not noticed?” Isaiah 58:3 NIV Why? – The people complain: “Why don’t you hear us? We have fasted. We have done our duty. But you don’t answer. Why don’t you do something? Don’t you see…
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day 1
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back, raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1 NIV Shout it aloud – For the next twelve days, we will look at one paragraph in Isaiah. As preparation for the coming of the Messiah,…
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