ISAIAH 25:1: O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. William Law, in his Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, wrote, “Would you know who is the...
ISAIAH 17:13-14: The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters; but God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, and be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. Then behold, at eventide, trouble! And before the...
ISAIAH 12:2-3 : Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for YAH, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Someone once asked Haydn, the famous church musician,...
ISAIAH 11:1-2: There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. During World War II, Hitler’s bombers rained destruction upon London from the skies. Over 15,000 people lost their lives and many parts of the city were reduced to...
ISAIAH 9:6: For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Names are important. In fact, they are so important that the maker...
ISAIAH 9:2: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined. An artist created a painting of a wintry twilight. The trees were barren and laden with snow while a dreary-looking...
ISAIAH 7:14: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Maybe you have seen the sign that says, “The difficult is done immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.” Those who display such an...
ISAIAH 6:8: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me. Once upon a time there were four men named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be...
ISAIAH 6:2-3: Above [the throne] stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of...
ISAIAH 5:20: Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! On February 8, 1986, a Peekskill, New York, woman took a Tylenol capsule she had purchased at the local supermarket....