Daily Devotional from Isaiah 51--Verse 3For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.This verse reminds me of the movie “Moana”, in which the main characters fight a giant lava monster to restore the heart of the island. (Spoiler: The...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 50--Verse 4aThe Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. We have all been discouraged at one time or another in our lives. “A tongue of those who are taught” (a well-trained tongue) knows just what to say to help.God has provided His Word to help - to give hope, encouragement, direction, food...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 48—Verse 13My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.Consider just two miracles that we can see daily:A seed dropped by a bird last summer sprouts in warm soil this spring, taking nutrients from the earth and converting sunshine into food, growing into a tall, leafy plant that burs...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 45--Verse 7I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.This is a wild and crazy verse. First time I discovered these words, I was a bit aghast. God creates darkness and calamity?? Seems a bit sinister. But then I thought about it, and it became quite a comfort. Because, you see, when you create somet...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 44--Verse 6Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.’In our reading today, we can see God time and time again stating His divinity as the only God, His strength, His justice, and His forgiveness. He calls Israel to repent, but also promises He will forgive them—if they woul...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 42—Verse 1Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.What an incredible prophecy. When I read the Bible, I am blown away by the number of prophecies in it. Many prophecies are hundreds and some over a thousand years older than Jesus. The book of Isaiah was written abou...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 42—Verse 1Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.What an incredible prophecy. When I read the Bible, I am blown away by the number of prophecies in it. Many prophecies are hundreds and some over a thousand years older than Jesus. The book of Isaiah was written abou...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 37--Verse 20So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.The king of Assyria and his army were at the gates of Jerusalem. King Hezekiah was distraught and he went to prayer to ask for rescue. He needed God needed to intervene.I was intrigued about some of the reasons he used to “convince” God to ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 35—Verse10And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.I don’t know about you, but I can get discouraged and disheartened listening to the news. It seems like our world just continues to get worse and worse. So much pain, so ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 33--Verse 22 (NKJV)For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us. The fear of tyranny has prompted nations to devise an elaborate system of checks and balances. We call it separation of powers. If we keep absolute power out of the hands of one, corruption will have a harder time taking root. But I can't help but smile when I...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 31--Verse 1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!The Israelites were afraid and were turning to Egypt—their former oppressor—for aid. Even though they had been warned by Isaiah not to turn to th...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Isaiah 30-- Verse 15For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling.God keeps telling us to trust him and rest in him all through the Bible. He says things like ‘do not be afraid’ about 365 times in the Bible! When you really look at it, rest and trust are ...  Read More