What are our plans guided by? Are we living those out? We see that godly motivations and doing what is right have real and good rewards. Isaiah 32:8, 17 8 But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands. 17 The fruit of righteousness will...
Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God tells how the people of Israel are towards His prophets and His words to them. Isaiah 30:10-11 They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is...
We think we can appease God with our words, but God knows and sees our hearts. Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me ...
We see that most people want to live life their way on their terms. Not realizing all along it is the love of God and His grace that has sustained them. We see pride keep us from God, from submitting ourselves to Him. Though God allows us to make these choices,...
He is working to gain our attention so we will turn to Him. We see this illustrated in Hosea’s life. God has him marry a prostitute and have illegitimate children. This all illustrates how Israel has treated God, both in giving their worship to idols and...
