Category Archives: commitment

choices matter

Isaiah 65:6-12 6 Watch, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will really repay into their laps 7 their iniquities and their ancestors’ iniquities together, says Yahveh; because they offered incense on … Continue reading

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aggravating God

Isaiah 65:1-5 1 I allowed myself to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not … Continue reading

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the stalemate

Isaiah 64:7-12 7 There is no one calling on your name, or stirring himself to take hold of you; because you have hidden your face from us, and have delivered us into the hand we deserve for our iniquity. 8 … Continue reading

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if they could see us now

Isaiah 63:15-19 15 Look down from the sky and see, from your lofty and glorious residence. Where are your passion and your mighty deeds? The roaring of your inner being and your loving sensations? They are withdrawn from me. 16 … Continue reading

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a permanent covenant

Isaiah 55:1-5 1 “Hoy! Everyone thirsty, come to the water! And whoever has no silver, come, buy food so you can eat, and come, buy it without silver, wine and milk for nothing in exchange! 2 Why are you weighing … Continue reading

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walk in the flame

Isaiah 50:6-11 6 I surrendered my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from their insults and spitting. 7 The Lord Yahveh will help me; … Continue reading

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master plan

Isaiah 49:6-13 6 And he says, “It is trivial for you to be a servant for me, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel. I will give you as a light for … Continue reading

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remembering the future

  Isaiah 39:1-8 1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, because he heard that he had been sick and recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was thrilled with them and showed … Continue reading

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challenged by superior strength

Isaiah 36:1-22 1 During the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the armed cities of Judah and captured them. 2 This king of Assyria sent his chief consultant from Lachish to King … Continue reading

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party’s over

Isaiah 24:4-9 4 The land dries up, it withers; the world languishes, it withers. The elevated of the people of the land languish, 5 and the land is corrupted beneath its residents. Because they have transgressed laws; they have passed … Continue reading

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