The unfaithfulness of God’s people was usually characterized by their sexual sin. It damaged the land and their reputation. God sent prophets such as Jeremiah to call His people to return to Him.

Whereas people are unfaithful, God is ALWAYS  faithful. While we were yet in our sin, God faithfully provided Christ to pay the penalty for our sin and offer a way to return to Him. Christ is always calling and pulling on us to return to God and walk in faithful purity.

Being faithful to God’s Word, the local church, and to our family relationships are all ways we can express God’s faithfulness to our generation.

Blessed in the people whose God is the Lord. [Ps. 33:12]

READ/HEAR: Jeremiah 1-3

Isaiah spoke of new heavens and a new earth and a new Jerusalem. John, in his Revelation saw the same thing. New Jerusalem came down out of heaven. It was a 1500 mile cube and the Lord was its light. It was a place where God Himself lived with His people.

Our life here is preparation for that great day. Paul said we have no earthly concept of how great it will be to live there. We all have a glorious future with the Lord, those of us who are saved from the Lake of Fire which will have eternal torment.

We must not neglect so GREAT SALVATION. We must tell everyone we meet about it and Christ’s sacrifice for our sins.

READ/HEAR: Is. 64-66

The prophet implored, “Give (God) no rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” [Is. 62:7]

Jerusalem speaks to us of the Church, the city of God. I’ve been to the actual city Jerusalem and it is great, but the Church is FAR more important. I believe that should be the object of our prayers. We should pray that God revives and establishes the Church in such a way that it will be the prominent people group in the earth.

Instead of being the joke or outcast of the earth, She should be the Praise of the earth.

READ/HEAR: Is. 61-63

This is an unattractive subject. Yet, fasting is a spiritual discipline that should be regularly practiced by most Christians.

One powerful benefit as explained in Isaiah 58 is that it breaks chains and yokes of spiritual strongholds. These are influences of evil that have control over people who are themselves powerless to break free from. When we experience these in-explainable irritations, maybe its time to deny ourselves some food and spend that time in prayer about the challenge.

Jesus Himself said, “This kind of demon won’t leave unless you have prayed and gone without food.” [Matt. 17:21]

READ/HEAR: Is. 58-60

“Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near!”

God is as close as the mention of His name in prayer. He is saying, “Come to Me, you who are thirsty. Come unto Me, all ye who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” [Is. 55; Matt. 11]

We are wise to call upon the Lord and be made right with Him while there is still opportunity. These are days of great spiritual opportunity. We and all we know and love should choose life in Jesus name.

READ/HEAR: Is. 55-57

The prophet Isaiah was used by God to speak to the nation of Israel. Yet, his messages pierce our hearts, the members of the 21st century. Much Christian doctrine is contained in his writings, and there is a timelessness to much of what he says. Jesus Himself quoted often from Isaiah.

Chapter 52 begins with a strong admonition to “Awake.” This emphatic command should be applied to the Church in America. Far too many of us are lulled into a carnal stupor by media, material possessions, idolatrous influences, and the pursuit of pleasure. Sadly, only when our comfortableness is challenged by trials do we begin to refocus upon spiritual and eternal priorities.

God uses these challenges to cause us to awaken to what He wants us to be doing. May our prayer be, “Lord, stir our lives and our nation once again. Bring a sweeping revival.”

READ/HEAR: Is. 52-54

Isaiah declared that his God-given function in life was determined before he was born. God placed a “calling” upon him and was speaking to him while he was yet in his mother’s womb.

One of my greatest joys as a father and grandfather has been to observe God’s calling in my children and grandchildren. They each display tendencies and abilities that might be different from their siblings, but keys to their future life’s placement or function. How boring would it be if they were all the same.

Wise parents and grandparents observe and serve the giftings God has invested in their children by working with God rather than against him. Farbeit from us to try to shape their life according to our limited insights. They will find greater fulfillment in life when we complement and facilitate the God-given talents and abilities they display.

George Fredrick Handel’s parents wanted him to be a doctor. God created him to be a composer. Fortunately, they were made to acquiesce to God’s calling upon his life, and thereby permit Messiah to be composed.

READ/HEAR: Is. 49-51

All of God’s message through the Old Testament about want He wanted in a person’s life was demonstrated in the life of Christ. The popular phrase, “What would Jesus do?” is proof that people get it. Exactly! However Christ would have reacted is the way God wants it done.

Reading God’s Word and becoming familiar with the life and teachings of Christ is God’s method of instructing us on how to live.  [Matt. 5-7]  In addition, God gives us His Holy Spirit to live in us so He can coach us through life. He looks over our shoulder and says, “This is the way. Walk ye in it.”

READ/HEAR: Is. 46-48

The Lord is inviting all to come to Him for forgiveness and new life. Any form of life apart from Him is idolatry.

Tomorrow, I will attend a bicycle swap meet. Bike enthusiasts will gather to look over used bikes and parts like a big garage sale. To be a witness, I had a t-shirt made that says,

Please join me in prayer that I will be able to talk to someone who is spiritually hungry for the Lord.  Thanks!

READ/HEAR: Is. 44,45

Isaiah 43 is God’s encouragement to live without fear. The bottom line … God loves us and is with us. That’s what Immanuel means … God WITH us.

The mature Christian life is one of constant communion with the Lord. His name is ever on our lips. We take every little thing to Him in a conversational prayer. He becomes closer to us than anyone else, and is our trusted companion.

“If it had not been the Lord on our side … our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.”  [Ps. 124:1,8]

READ/HEAR: Is. 41-43