“Stand firm in your faith.” “Do not fear what they fear.” Reading in Isaiah this morning, there is so much going on. Two more powerful nations plot to overtake Judah. God tells Isaiah what is going to happen. Some of the great Messianic...
In fact, He can’t bear us “worshipping” or “praying” to Him, all the while living in sin and unrepentant. The prophet Isaiah writes these words from God. He is comparing Israel to Sodom and Gomorrah and referring to His people as...
The danger of God’s blessing is that we start to think it is us and not Him. We can cross lines we are not to cross and would never consider, but now that we are full of ourselves… We see this with King Uzziah. 2 Chronicles 26:4–5 (NIV84): 4 He did...
Jonah knew God was merciful, which is why he didn’t want to go to Nineveh – they might repent and receive mercy from God. This great and terrible city had done much to hurt others and was full of wickedness, yet when Jonah came with a message from God,...
God does keep His promises both for good and for justice. The mighty city of Nineveh had outdone themselves in their sin against God. Their murder, sorceries, destruction of other peoples, their adding to their treasures and their self-assurance with their...
