jacarroll71Jul 26, 2018Learning to Relish IsaiahIsaiah challenges us, but we can learn to relish this prophecy. Here’s why and how to glean much from the prophet Jesus quoted...
jacarroll71Jul 30, 2016Weekend ReadingsHere are our weekend readings along with my selected focus verses that highlight God’s providence and the peace He gives to His own....
jacarroll71Jul 29, 2016Sin – Not Mere ErrorIn today’s reading (Isaiah 13-17), the prophet proclaims God’s wrath and judgment against sin found in several nations. He exposes sin...
jacarroll71Jul 28, 2016Thy Kingdom ComeToday Isaiah gives his original readers a glimpse past the difficult times of Judah during the prophet’s long ministry (Isaiah 9-12). ...
jacarroll71Jul 27, 2016What Isaiah SawThe Truth In our reading, (Isaiah 5-8), we are able to look through the prophet’s eyes and see the Lord (Isaiah 6:1). Isaiah was first...
jacarroll71Jul 26, 2016The Message of ProphetsToday we begin our reading of the seventeen books of the prophets (Isaiah 1:1-4:6). It is not a pretty picture they paint of the...
jacarroll71Oct 18, 2015What God WantsGod needs nothing from us, but there is something He wants from us. Do you have it? Today’s reading: Isaiah 65-66; 2 Thessalonians 1...
jacarroll71Oct 15, 2015Distress and ComfortWhile the Christian rests in his relationship to God through Christ, he is not unaffected by the circumstances of everyday life,...
jacarroll71Oct 12, 2015Life Under SurveillanceBelievers are called to live in wisdom and godliness such that neither their lifestyle nor speech contributes to the disbelief of the...
jacarroll71Oct 11, 2015Don’t Fight GodIn the end, God wins. Each of us must decide today. Do we take Him as our God or substitute something else, something earthly? Today’s...
jacarroll71Oct 10, 2015Complete in HimGod’s full deity is in Christ, so we, who are in Christ, have been filled with everything we could ever need. Today’s reading: Isaiah...
jacarroll71Oct 9, 2015Why Nothing is Going WrongUltimately, nothing is going wrong, because Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of all things, including us who believe in Him. Today’s reading:...