Prosperity and Problems

Isaiah 39:1 At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. Have you ever known someone who lived better when they were in trouble than when they were...

A Weak Impression of God

Isaiah 36:19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? And have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? Have you ever greatly underestimated a person or thing? There have been times this fall where we have had some long trips. In order...

Shame and Confusion

Isaiah 30:3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. It is truly a remarkable day in which we live. The world is more inept than ever before at solving its problems, rearing children, mending homes,...

Pride is the Path to Hell

Isaiah 14:11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. Not long ago I was talking to a friend who had recently returned from Egypt. He and his wife had toured the Pyramids, those amazing...

God’s Rest

Isaiah 11:10 …and his rest shall be glorious. Let me interrupt your everyday real life for just a moment and ask you to imagine a perfect world, a world in which there is no conflict, where there is overriding peace, and where, in fact, God reigns in an obvious,...