Day 40: Willing Watchmen

Isaiah 21:6. More than a best selling novel, God is looking for us. True to form, God is looking for Watchmen, and it is more about our willingness than our abilities. For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. -Isaiah 21:6 Are you willing to … Continue reading Day 40: Willing Watchmen →

Day 39: Who Are You Looking At?

At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. -Isaiah 17:7 A few weeks ago I was in the middle of organising a careers conference for law students. When the fateful day finally arrived, I decided to pop into my local superstore … Continue reading Day 39: Who Are You Looking At? →

Day 38: Take It Off! (Verse of the Day: Isaiah 10:27)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. -Isaiah 10:27 This week has been one of those weeks. As much as I am so grateful for … Continue reading Day 38: Take It Off! (Verse of the Day: Isaiah 10:27) →

Day 37: Get CLEAN (Verse of The Day: Isaiah 6:5)

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. -Isaiah 6:5 The day we realise that we are filthy as a result of … Continue reading Day 37: Get CLEAN (Verse of The Day: Isaiah 6:5) →

Day 36: Why You Should Never Be Afraid To Speak The Truth

So many of us work in hostile environments in which we are afraid to mention Jesus and perhaps even advised to keep our religion at home. Have you ever been asked the question "How was your weekend?" and then found yourself trying to look for another activity you did besides attending church? I get it. … Continue reading Day 36: Why You Should Never Be Afraid To Speak The Truth →

Day 35: What is Blocking Your View?

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. -Isaiah 6:1 It's a little startling how Isaiah begins his sixth Chapter. The King has just died and Isaiah informs the reader that it was this event that led … Continue reading Day 35: What is Blocking Your View? →

Day 32: Stay Humble!

15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. Isaiah 5: 15-16 Again, same message as before: God loves humility … Continue reading Day 32: Stay Humble! →

Day 30: Lessons From Isaiah: Killing Your Pride

I have spent quite a few posts discussing Isaiah 1 (despite the fact that I am now in Ezekiel 16!) but I wanted to post a few more nuggets I gleaned from the next chapter... 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord … Continue reading Day 30: Lessons From Isaiah: Killing Your Pride →

Day 20: Isaiah 1:18 – Redemption Was The Raison D’etre

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - Isaiah 1:18 Thank you Jesus for redemption. The greatest thing we have as Christians is forgiveness through the sacrifice … Continue reading Day 20: Isaiah 1:18 – Redemption Was The Raison D’etre →

Day 19: Ideas From Isaiah – Learn To Do Well

16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. -Isaiah 1:16-17 When will we start doing good? In these verses, God asks us to … Continue reading Day 19: Ideas From Isaiah – Learn To Do Well →