Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. This chapter begins with a call to those who are thirsty. No money needed. It’s a gift. Isaiah …
Month: January 2025
Mark 1:4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark 1:14-15 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” What is there not to …
Isaiah 60:1-2 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples,but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. At creation, light was the first thing created—“Let there be light.” Light has power. Seeing the light is akin to experiencing God. There is no darkness in …
Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice of one calling:“In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord;make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low;the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. A call is …
Psalms 63:1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,in a dry and parched land where there is no water. What is the level of my desperation for God? In Psalms 63, David was desperate; King Saul was pursuing with his army to kill him. …