Category Archives: sovereignty of God

sovereign grace

1 Corinthians 12:7-9 1Co 12:7 But to each recipient the Holy Spirit reveals himself through the most profitable gifts. 1Co 12:8 For example, the Spirit gives one recipient a wise word, but to another recipient, the same Spirit gives a … Continue reading

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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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no burden

Isaiah 46:1-13 Bel bows down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to overworked animals. 2 Together they bend low and bow down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves … Continue reading

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ignoring the evidence

Isaiah 45:20-25 20 Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations! Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver. 21 Inform me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with … Continue reading

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choosers or the chosen?

Isaiah 41:1-10 1 Be quiet and listen to me, coastlands, and renew your strength, nations. Approach me, then speak your case; We will draw near together for judgment. 2 Who has roused salvation from the east, called him to his … Continue reading

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connected to strength

  Isaiah 40:26-31 26 Lift your eyes up high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their army by number. He calls all them by name. Because he is powerfully great and powerfully mighty, no soldier is … Continue reading

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like no one

Isaiah 40:18-25 18 And to whom would you liken God? And what likeness would you compare him to? 19 A craftsman fashions an idol, and a refiner overlays it with gold, or smelts chains of silver. 20 The one who … Continue reading

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like nothing

Isaiah 40:12-17 12 Who has measured water in the hollow of his hand and marked off sky with a ruler, comprehended the dust of the land in a third of a measure and weighed out mountains with the scale, and … Continue reading

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reasons to cry out

Isaiah 40:6-11 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And he responded, “What will I cry out?” All flesh is grass, and all his loyalty like the flowers in the field. 7 Grass withers; a flower withers when the breath of … Continue reading

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getting the message

Isaiah 37:21-38 21 Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahveh, God of Israel says: ‘Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria, 22 this is what Yahveh says about him: “The virgin … Continue reading

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