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14) Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them has declared these things? The LORD loves him; he shall perform his purpose on Babylon  and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans. 15) I, even I, have spoken and called him; I have brought him and he will prosper in his way.

Isaiah 48:12-13 "Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last."

Isaiah 48:11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 48:1-11 Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. (2) For they call themselves after the holy city & stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name. (3) “The former things I declared of old; th...

Isaiah 48:9

Isaiah 48:1-8  Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.  (2)  For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.  (3)  “The former things I declared of old; they went out from...

Isaiah 47:1-15  Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate.  (2)  Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers.  (3)  Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I wi...

In such times as these when the things of this world are so unstable and uncertain it is of vital necessity to remember God is Sovereign, all-powerful, all-knowing, and working all things for the ultimate good for those who love Him. We see this again in Is. 45:8-10 (8) "Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, (9) remember the former things of old; for I am God, an...

God gives a powerful invitation, declaration, and command in Isaiah 25:22-23- "Turn to me & be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God & there is no other. By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.'" Jesus makes a similar declaration in John 1...

Isaiah 45: 14-19

Isaiah 45: 7-13

A beautiful verse that speaks about God saving us by His grace alone is Isaiah 45:4 "For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me." This truth is at the center of the following verses: John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit sho...

Only in the Lord is wisdom and understanding And truth and life and love... It is a fool who would look for these things in the fallen creation rather than in the Holy perfect Creator. As God promised that he would use Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of all God's promises who saves God's people through his substitutionary atonement on the Cross...

One of the most amazing and precious declarations of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by God to His elect children is found in Isaiah 44:22 "I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you." Salvation is only by God's grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Jesus redeems us from the curse of the law by dying in...

Who or what you worship; desire; love with all your heart, mind, soul and strength; place your security in, and or derive your peace and joy and life from will decide what you become. Those who worship unseeing, unhearing, lifeless idols of any kind will be blind, deaf to the truth of Jesus Christ and remain dead unless God makes them and gives them the gracious gifts of belief in obedience to and...

John 3:16 "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." Due to the sin on Adam and Eve every human being is conceived in sin and under condemnation, wrath and judgement unless they are saved by God's grace the holy and righteous life, substitution death and victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ! God made...

Jesus makes clear in John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." If a person is to have eternal life and be in right relationship with God then they must be holy as God is holy, righteous as God is righteous, and perfect as God is perfect. Because we are conceived and born with a corrupt, fallen, unrighteous, sinful nature it is im...

"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." Jesus prophesied that Herod's earthly temple was to be destroyed in the near future after His death. The church is to be the temple of God, indwelt by the Holy Spirit because of Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus is alive! Eternal life is only found in Him! Amen!

Jesus is the Word, the light, the Son of God, God, the Beginning and the End, Life, the Lamb of God, the Son of man... Everything was made through and for Him, it makes sense that Jesus could turn water into wine. Jesus needs no seeds, soil, vines, grapes, or wine press. God made everything that has been made from nothing! As Rev. 19:9 says "Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage s...

John Testifies About Jesus 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 Then John gave this testi...

John 1:16-18 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[ a ] is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

O, how we need Jesus! The law speaks of our condemnation, the wrath of our holy God because of our unholiness, our disobedience, our rebellion, our curse, our unrighteousness, and God's just judgement! O how we need the Grace and truth of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ! Galatians 3:13-14 (13) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us--for it is written, "...

Jesus is life! Jesus is light! Without being made alive in Jesus Christ we are dead and lost in darkness. Everyone needs God's light to shine on him or her for them to be saved. Thank you, Jesus, that you died on the cross so that we could have light and go from darkness to light. Amen!

The Word Became Flesh 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

God pours out His Spirit on all who are His- all chosen, precious, loved, elected, foreknown by Him. This is our only hope! It is only through the substitutionary and sacrificial work of Jesus Christ on our behalf and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we can be saved. Thank you Father for making us alive in your Son Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit! Amen!