Isaiah
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Wake Up and Listen
Isaiah 50:4 “…He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.” When I graduated from college I was so very happy to have accomplished, what was then, a lifetime goal. No more homework, no more tests, no more studying things I will never use. It was great. At first, I
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The Called
Isaiah 49:1-2 (Amp) 49 Listen to Me, O islands and coastlands,And pay attention, you peoples from far away.The Lord has called Me from the womb;From the body of My mother He has named Me.2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,In the shadow of His hand He has kept Me hidden;And He has made Me a sharpened arrow,In His
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The Furnace Part 2
Isaiah 48:10 “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” Yesterday, we chatted about what the beginning looks like compared to what the end looks like. Gold in the raw form compared to gold in jewelry form. I was driving into to work this morning and
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The Furnace
Isaiah 48:10 “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” I will be willing to bet most of us cannot tell what gold or silver looks like in raw form. It does not look like it does in the movies. Diamonds are another very expensive item
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Citizenship
Genesis 12:1-3 12 Now [in Haran] the Lord had said to Abram, “Go away from your country,And from your relativesAnd from your father’s house,To the land which I will show you;2 And I will make you a great nation,And I will bless you [abundantly],And make your name great (exalted, distinguished);And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good
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Crying Out
Isaiah 46:7 “They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move.Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot save them from their troubles.” When the computer age first got started, everyone was on a steep learning curve when it
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Worn Out
Isaiah 47:13 “All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward,those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you.” Beyond Me Lyrics (Toby Mac) That You gave me the stars, put them out of my reachCall me to waters a little too deepOh,
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Behind it all
Isaiah 45:4 “For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel My chosen one, I have given you a title of honor though you have not known Me.” I find it interesting to look back at history and ponder the providential hand of God moving in the earth and orchestrating events to cause His glory to be shown.
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The Block of Wood
Isaiah 44:19 “No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” When
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Climb the Curve
Isaiah 42:25 “…It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them but they did not take it to heart.” As parents we are on a steep learning curve. The learning curve where the more we learn, the greater the cost it would seem. We are put in charge of our children
Let It Go 