Isaiah / 4 posts found
Sink into God
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you. — Isaiah 66:13 Some people and churches shy away from talking about God as a mother or a father—even though both are perfectly Biblical, if that matters to you—because so many people don’t have very good relationships with their parents. Some people were so happy to escape the clutches of an abusive mother or abrasive father that they can’t face the God so many people think of as a father. Others simply can’t relate to these parental images because they never had a parent. For some reason, I’ve never […]
The Covenant of Peace
“He will show them His covenant” (Psalm 25:14). God’s blessings flow from His covenant promises. A covenant is a life long promise that never changes. One of the covenants that the Lord revealed to me many years ago was His covenant of peace. The covenant of peace is found in Isaiah 54:10, “For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that has mercy on thee.” From the day that God revealed this covenant promise to me, He has […]
You Shall Walk
“You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land which you shall possess.” Deut. 5:33 The Lord has a path on which we are to walk. We are to walk in His ways regardless of our circumstances. God promised us in Deut. 5:33 that if we walk in His ways, we will live a long life and things to work together for our good. Even when our circumstances do not appear to be […]
Stressed and Distressed? Try Resting in His Arms
“And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting looking and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him, [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless unbroken companionship]!” Isaiah 30:18 AMP Have you ever sat for hours, listening to someone talk and thought to yourself, “I sure wish they […]