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In Isaiah, chapter fifty-five, verse eight, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” God’s thoughts and ways are not those of the natural person. But human minds and hearts can be renewed and transformed by seeking Him, as in Romans twelve, verses one through two; then […]

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-five, verse six, “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” We must seek God while there is still the promise of His response, as in Jeremiah twenty-nine, verses thirteen to fourteen, Hosea three, verse five, Amos five, verses four, six, and fourteen,

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-five, verse one, “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” An essential prerequisite for salvation is a genuine spiritual hunger and thirst for forgiveness and for a

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-five, verses one through thirteen, “the Israelites, who have forsaken God and His righteousness, are invited by God to return to Him and be restored to fellowship and blessing. Our wants are beyond number, and we have nothing to supply them. If Christ and heaven are ours, we see ourselves forever indebted

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-four, verses eleven through seventeen, these theme verses describe the Lord comforts Jerusalem, as He would a person, by describing the peace, righteousness, and glory of the restored remnant of the future. John uses similar imagery in describing the conditions of the new Jerusalem in the New Testament, as in Revelation twenty-one,

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-four, verses nine through ten, “For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart,

In First Samuel, chapter eleven, verse six, the assurance of the empowering of the Spirit spoken by Samuel at Saul’s anointing as king is present. Saul, as king, gave the same kind of military leadership against Israel’s enemies as the judges did. One dimension of the Holy Spirit’s work in the believer is genuine anger

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse twenty-seven, Elijah’s mockery of the prophets of Baal reveals his fierce anger at the immoral and cruel idolatry that Israel had embraced. The sarcasm and uncompromised attitude expressed unwavering loyalty to the God Elijah loved and served.When the prophets of Baal had long tried all means in vain, Elijah

In Proverbs, chapter eight, verse thirteen, the fear of God should cause us to depart from evil. “By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil,” as in Proverbs sixteen, verse six. And to hate sin that displeases Him and destroys us and those we love. “The fear

In Isaiah, chapter fifty-four, verses four through eight, “For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a