Lord, we come to You in weakness. You come to us in power. Our faith is weak. Your power is great. What is our faith? It is faith in Your power – the power of Your love. It’s not faith in ourselves. It’s faith in You. You are our God. We put our trust in […]
Isaiah 35:1-10 What blessings are given to those who draw near to You, Lord – ‘Your God… will come and save you’ (Isaiah 35:4). The Good News of Christ comes to us as a call to faith – ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved’ (Acts 16:31). We have been saved through […]
“Where the word of a king is, there is power; And who may say to him, “What are you doing?”” (Ecclesiastes 8:4). “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). What do we mean when we speak […]
“Clothe yourself with strength” (Isaiah 52:1). Our strength comes from our Saviour. In ourselves, there is sin. In Him, there is salvation (Isaiah 53:6,10-12). We look to our Saviour’s sacrifice for our sin. From the Cross, we hear His Word of love: “My kindness will never depart from you. My promise of peace will never […]
What “joy” there is in the Lord’s “comfort” and “compassion” (Isaiah 49:13). He reaches out to us in compassion. He reaches out to us with His comfort. We rejoice in Him – the God of compassion, the God of comfort. “The Almighty Lord helps me” (Isaiah 50:7,9). What help there is in the Lord! The […]
In Isaiah 46-48, we read about Israel’s conflict with Babylon and God’s verdict on Babylon. We also have the precious promise which God gave to His people: “Our Defender is the Holy One of Israel” (Isaiah 47:4). Along with the divine promise, there is also the divine call to obedience. God sees that His redeemed […]
“I alone am the Lord, and there is no saviour except Me” (Isaiah 43:11). “I alone am the One who is going to wipe away your rebellious actions for My own sake, I will not remember your sins any more” (Isaiah 43:25).”Come back to Me, because I have reclaimed you. Sing with joy… Rejoice…” (Isaiah […]
40:1-31 – ‘The Lord is the everlasting God… He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak… those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…’ (28-31). Far too often, we say, ‘I can’t’ when we really mean ‘I won’t’. ‘I can’t’ – This is an insult to the power […]
The story of Samson is a story of tragedy and triumph. We see Samson’s tragedy – ‘”I will go out at other times, and shake myself free”. But he did not know that the Lord had left him’ (20). There is a warning for us here. Yesterday’s triumphs do not guarantee today’s victory. Today’s challenge […]
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy (Psalm 126:3).