Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 46 & 47 It feels like a shift again after clear words of hope as God turns to address Babylon. God says, ‘yes I was angry with my people and I did allow them to fall into your hands because of their sin but you did not recognise My hand in so doing andContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 44 & 45 Maker and Creator. It is God not us who can bring about our salvation, we who are created cannot fashion a God with our own hands. God alone, creator of heaven and earth who made us who can speak truth and save us. Ask God today to show you where youContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 42 & 43 So much hope and joy. God is showing us who He is. We have seen plenty of His wrath against those who choose to sin but here we see who He is and His longing, His desire, His love for His people if only they would walk with Him. Right atContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 40-41 Today we are on Isaiah 40-41. If you don’t have long this morning with this passage carve out a second ready/listen to it later in the day. This is our God, worship and praise His Holy name. Receive His comfort, draw close to Him. Let Him define Himself, let Him out of yourContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 37-39 Aware that it there are 3 chapters here but 39 is only 8 short verses. Also they have an over arching message of hope and lived faith. Hezekiah and his faith in the living God. One of the things he did was get rid of all the alters to false gods. He made theContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 35-36 Isaiah 35 & 36 today. Be encouraged by chapter 35, of the vision of God’s Kingdom. Hold onto this when taunted by the likes of the King of Assyria and his messengers. Note the continued assumption of horses and chariots being the source of power, of protection from a worldly perspective. Standing firmContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 33- 34 Today it’s Isaiah 33 & 34. it’s not always easy, but it is important, to sit with passages that speak of God bringing destruction, of suffering at His doing. This isn’t the God we want to share with our friends because good people don’t let others be harmed, do not let badContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 31 & 32. What joy it is to read 32:15-20. The previous verses carry on from yesterday challenging us to think again of where we look too for assurance, help, protection. We might ask why are we being told that again but if we stop long enough to be honest with ourselves before God,Continue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 30 Let’s go straight to verse 15 “in repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.” Not words we often live out. More often it’s in our doing and busyness that we turn to for assurance that we are living a faithful life. We may not be looking toContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”

Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah

Isaiah 28 & 29 The matter of our hearts before God. It is possible for us to speak of God, to pray, to worship with the words we know, but for our hearts to be very much elsewhere. Sometimes we talk about keeping the discipline of Bible reading going etc even in the dry seasonsContinue reading “Lenten Walk to Resurrection Sunday through Isaiah”