Jesus sends his disciples and commissions them to preach the gospel of the kingdom and do the same works he himself has done, but he also warns them in Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in…
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As You Are Going Preach
As Jesus went in Matthew 9:35 “And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.” people came to him…
Your Sins Are Forgiven
A career Roman soldier, a centurion, came to Jesus asking for help for his slave who was sick and Jesus responded immediately to go with him. Yet, this man judged himself unworthy and said to Jesus in Matthew 8:8 “only…
Everyone Who Asks Receives
Jesus told the crowd of people that had gathered to hear what we call the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 7:7–8 “Ask and it will be given to you … everyone who asks receives …”. And we are to…
Seek First His Kingdom
Jesus teaches about the kingdom of God. God sees everything and God will reward those that receive what Jesus Christ has done for us and turn their lives to do righteousness and justice. In this world though, there is “the…
You Are The Salt of the Earth
The world is looking at us. We are an example to them of God’s love. The way of the world is simple, in Matthew 5:43 “hate your enemies”. But God’s desire is that all will be saved, that all would…
Follow Me
Something truly miraculous happened when Jesus Christ was born. God came and walked among us. So, when John the Baptist said in Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!”, he was introducing a whole new relationship,…
O Yahweh, Please Remember
Hezekiah prays for the nation and the Lord responds. The Assyrian army finds many dead among them and they return home. The Lord tells Hezekiah his life is over and Hezekiah prays again reminding the Lord of the life he…
Yahweh, Our God, Save Us
The Assyrian army is standing outside Jerusalem having overrun the regions around them. The Assyrian commander taunt King Hezekiah’s messengers in their own Judean language and publicly in Isaiah 36:11 “in the hearing of the people who are on the…
He Will be the Security of Your Times
God is all powerful and long suffering and righteous and gracious. He waits for the fullness of time before bringing judgement, but he also waits for our request “to be gracious to you”. But in this world there are those,…
Joy After Joy in Yahweh (the Lord)
The Lord has been speaking through Isaiah about the judgements he will bring against the nations beginning with Israel, “Ariel” here who seems to think their history will protect them. Then Lord speaks a parable about how he is working…
Look! I am Laying a Stone in Zion
The poor, the needy, the downtrodden of the land of Judah are looking for the salvation of the Lord and when it comes, they will celebrate. They will thank the Lord for making this place a place of eternal peace.…
Yahweh of Hosts has Planned It
God has established the boundaries of peoples and nations. He establishes and brings down kings and authorities but that doesn’t prevent men, or even the devil himself from trying to exalt themselves. God did tell man in Genesis 1:28 “Be…
All You Inhabitants of the World
As we read through this section of Isaiah, we find God is dealing with each nation, each group of people individually as they deserve. Yes, many nations are caught up as the Assyrians are called by God into Israel. But…