“‘Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,’ says the LORD; ‘I will place him in the safety for which he longs.’” Psalm 12:5 Reading this verse, a question stirred in my mind: what is the safety the Lord provides? The context of the psalm seems to indicate a decisive […]
“O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.” Psalm 5:3 Before I opened my Bible this morning, I poured out some things in prayer before the Lord. Various aspects of life weighing on my heart. Then I turned here, to this passage that […]
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts… Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, […]
“And now the LORD says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength— he says: ‘It is too light a thing […]
“Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.” Isaiah 49:23b This statement is made at a time when the Lord’s abandonment seems clear. The grief and emptiness of His people feel unending. The outlook of Israel is seen in verse 14: “But Zion […]
“Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.” Isaiah 49:23b So many times in the Bible, we read statements about waiting for the Lord. Assurances that He will hear us, that He will answer, that He will come. God is emphasizing to us—declaring […]
“Your right hand, O LORD, glorious in power; your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy…The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them. I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’ You blew with your wind; the sea covered […]
“Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands” Isaiah 49:15-16 This morning I found myself a bit short on time. I still was able to spend a few moments in Scripture and prayer, but it’s difficult to have limited time with God…to […]
“The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to […]
“Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.” Isaiah 44:21 “You will not be forgotten by me.” The God of Heaven has declared that you will not be forgotten. A few chapters later, He further […]
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