Shine Your Light Upon Us, Lord.

‘Arise, shine; for your Light has come... the Lord will be your everlasting Light’ (Isaiah 60:1,19-20). We thank You, Lord, that Your Son, Jesus Christ is ‘the Light of the world’. When we ‘follow Him’, we ‘will not walk in darkness’. We ‘will have the light of life’ (John 8:12). We are living in difficult …

Isaiah 6 And The Problem Of Evil

In Isaiah 6, we have a tremendous sense of God's holiness - "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts" (v.3) - and a deep awareness of our own sinfulness - "Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people …

The Time Of Opportunity

‘The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me... to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour’ (Isaiah 61:1-2). We thank You, Lord, that Jesus has fulfilled these words (Luke 4:18-21). Jesus has come, ‘proclaiming the Good News of God’. He tells us that ‘the time has come’. This is the time of opportunity, the …

God is our Father – holy and loving …

In Isaiah 6, we read of God's holiness - and we, also, read of his love. Perhaps, when we think of Isaiah 6, we think, first, of the words of verse 3 - "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty." If, however, we were to stop there, we would miss something very important: the love of God. …

“He will swallow up death in victory.”

“The Lord will save us” (Isaiah 25:9). This is our hope, as we await the “Day” of the Lord. This our cause for joy and gladness. Death shall not triumph over us. Our hope is in the Lord – “He will swallow up death in victory” (Isaiah 25:8). The message of the Gospel comes to …

I’ll not forget you.

“The Lord has forsaken me,  the Lord has forgotten me.’ (Isaiah 49:14).Sometimes, this is what we say to ourselves. “I will not forget you!” (Isaiah 49:15).Always, this is what the Lord says to us. Here's a link to a song of faith, hope and encouragement. Before you watch the video, you should read the lyrics. You will read …

There is only one Foundation for our faith …

Isaiah 28:1–22 There is only one Foundation for our faith - Jesus Christ. Build your life on Christ, the solid Rock. Jesus Christ is 'the precious Cornerstone'. He is 'the sure Foundation' (16). Jesus is the Name of our salvation - 'Salvation is found in no-one else...there is no other name...by which we must be …