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“Behold 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.” Isaiah 42:1 September 6, 2023 “Look at this!” You who worship the creation, who worship worthless idols. Look at this, My Servant. We are drafting on what

“Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind.” Isaiah 41:29 September 5, 2023 Idolatry is the worldview of all unbelief. This reality is wallpapered over by contemporary philosophies and homemade worldviews. God’s hammer of truth comes down hard on idols. The world into which ancient Israel was

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 September 1, 2023 If you came upon an automobile accident and an occupant of the car needed to be extracted immediately,

“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God’?” Isaiah 40.27 August 31, 2023 We have all probably had our experience with someone who pretended to know everything, a “know it all” as we say. There is someone who

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 August 30, 2023 The lyrics of an

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 August 29, 2023 A student must make

“But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.” Isaiah 11:4 August 28, 2023 Morpheus in Greek mythology was the god of

“Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” John 14:5 August 25, 2023 The famous western humorist, Will Rogers, is purported to have said, “I don’t need to go anywhere. I’m already there.” This is more than just a cute quip. It leads us

“Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.’” John 13:36 August 24, 2023 The questions the disciples asked Jesus are revealing and useful to us. We probably, given the same circumstances, would have presented similar questions.

“I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.” Psalm 119:63 August 23, 2023 The word that is going around in the media and in Christian circles is that we are living in the decline of the church in America. It is being called “de-churching.” Take a poll, starting