Judgement is coming. The Lord said in Isaiah 1:13 “I cannot endure iniquity with solemn assembly” and in Isaiah 8:6–8 “Because this people has refused”, and now he is calling Egypt and Assyria to war with Judah and Jerusalem right…
Category: Devotions
My Eyes Have Seen the King
The first five chapters of Isaiah lay out God’s plan, and “they have rejected the instruction of the Lord”. Now, in chapter six King Uzziah dies. The nation had prospered but in the end, prophecy had been cut off because…
Yahweh (the Lord) Takes His Stand
Isaiah delivers a message saying there is a “day of the Lord”. There will be a time of judgement where God “in the glory of his majesty” will stand before all and decree for each according to what they themselves…
Yahweh (the Lord) has Spoken
As we finish reading John’s letters, we find him dealing with a mature church in a fallen world. Even in the church there are those that operate as the world does, seeking position and trying to control others. John encourages…
Love is From God
In these short letters, John emphasizes God’s love for us as revealed by the life of Jesus Christ. It is because he came in the flesh that he could also pay the price for our sin and open the way…
And This is His Commandment
John encourages them to live a sinless life and this is because Jesus Christ is our advocate. Jesus not only paid the price for our past sin, he is interceding on our behalf even now. So, the condemnation of sin…
This is My Beloved Son
John lays out the testimony of Jesus Christ. There are the eyewitnesses, the apostles. There was the voice of God from heaven when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. And there is the prophetic word written many years before…
Contend for the Faith
When Jude says “contend for the faith”, he doesn’t mean be contentious. Jude adds this admonition, “keep yourselves in the love of God”. There is a truth we have been given that Jude describes as “the faith delivered once and…
The Spirit of Glory and of God Rests on You
We read in 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. God sees everything, and…
His Great Mercy Has Caused Us to be Born Again
Peter had personal challenges to his faith and even denied Christ three times yet still became a pillar in the church. It is the grace of God that protects us and strengthens us and he has given us his Holy…
The Grace of God Has Appeared Bringing Salvation
Paul writes to his disciple and son in the Lord with instruction to establish order in the churches of the region. Titus is to go from town to town and “appoint elders in every town”. But not just anyone was…
Preach the Word
Paul comes to the close of his letter to Timothy and turns Timothy’s focus so that it is not on “pointless chatter” of those that oppose but instead, guide “the word of truth along a straight path”. And he will…
That They Also May Obtain Salvation Which is in Christ Jesus
Paul’s admonition to Timothy is very much applicable to our lives today. Paul tells Timothy, the circumstances of your life are not the most important thing. The strife and constant wrangling, the drama that some people seem to thrive on,…
Train Yourself for Godliness
Paul offers Timothy instruction in the administration of his gift as a teacher and leader in the body of Christ. And though there are many needs around us, we are most effective when we are diligent with our gift. All…