Israel is God’s chosen people in flesh. Those of us who surrender our lives to Him are also His chosen. He KNEW we would come before we were even born. I’m having a rough day today because of some financial choices I made in the past. They are coming back to bite me. So, this […]
God gives Judah a promise. “I redeemed you as My own.” This is exciting and is worthy of praise! Yet, there is still sin to pay for. If only we could keep the first eleven verses by themselves. They speak of God choosing Israel and how special she is to Him. It also speaks of […]
Israel is not listening to God. He is trying to save them and get their attention away from idols. But they refuse to look for the message behind the lesson. In all reality, Israel should have been able to figure out the reason they were being punished. They had the history of the Lord walking […]
God has shown His superiority over ALL idols and promised His beloved servant who is mild. Now His beloved servant comes with a NEW SONG for the world! He comes in power!!! There have been several verses of this ‘new song’ already sung throughout history. I would say the first rendition came when Israel left […]
God challenged the false gods to present proof of their power through prophecy. Today HE presents real proof. He speaks of One to come; Jesus. BEFORE it happens. The challenge God put forth in our last reading calls upon all the idols and false gods to prove their power. “Tell us the former things, what […]
