Tag: encouragement

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion; For the Lord is a God of justice, blessed are all who wait for Him. Isaiah 30:18 Can we pause for a minute to think how a young mother feels towards her first newborn baby? She is bursting with pride,…

In repentance and rest is your salvation; in quietness and trust is your strength. Isaiah 30:15b Sin gives pleasure for a short time, but grants pain a lot longer. Due to our sinful habits, we need rest and salvation. We have used many other forms of relief besides repentance. Most of these other forms mask…

Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19 When evil prospers, many will feel that justice is nonexistent. Those in need of provision and rescue feel that there is no chance of redemption or cure. Darkness has a way of extinguishing the…

You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3 Messages, calls, advertisements, rumors, headlines, newspapers, magazines, editorials all threaten to tumble upon us in an avalanche of information. What makes this worse is thatinformation is constantly changing according to the never-ending need for security and truth…

You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. Isaiah 25:4 Due to their frail state, mankind has often looked for all types of refuge from their afflictions of poverty, need and shelter. There are the shelters…

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2 One of the ways that we defeat fear is to place all our available resources into having faith. Surely is a word that shows we can…

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 This is not about a child; this is about THE child. Please forgive me parents. This is about…

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 An ever-thickening cloak of darkness and confusion is settling upon us during this time in history. Fear, anxiety and accusations are lurking in this darkness. Truth is harder…

If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9b Without a foundation, nothing can stand. If you believe in God, faith in God must be your foundation, which is faith in His character, nature and dependability. It is Jesus who is the cornerstone of our faith and…

Who is this coming up out of the wilderness leaning on her beloved? Song of Songs 8:5 Who is the who is this unusual question? The who is every believer in Christ and the church, which is the bride of Christ. We all could use special advice, protection and comfort in situations where we feel…