Philip Bryant
Executive Director, Grace Fellowship Canada
Devotionals
“Stand firm in your faith.”
"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 prophecies also come from this...
God hates hypocrisy!
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 prostitutes, as harlots. God...
We can get too big for our britches.
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 what was...
Do we care about our own comfort more than the souls of men?
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, they all...
God keeps His promises.
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...
There is no God like our God!
It is important to gain perspective and to remind ourselves of the truth about God. Life can feel uncertain. The world can seem upside down. The prophet Isaiah writes in chapter 40: 21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the...