Fresh, Young, and Flowing with Sap

Fresh, Young, and Flowing with Sap

2 Peter 1:4 “He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.” Psalm 92:13–14 “[The righteous] will flourish in the courts of our...
Which Burden Shall It Be?

Which Burden Shall It Be?

Isaiah 46:1–4 “The things that you carry are burdensome, a load for the weary beast. They stooped over, they have bowed down together, and they could not rescue the burden but have gone into captivity together … Listen to Me, … you who have been borne by Me from...
The Pressure of His Forming

The Pressure of His Forming

Isaiah 43:1–3; 44:21–23 “But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator; … He who formed you, O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will...
Highlighting the Enemy’s Claims

Highlighting the Enemy’s Claims

2 Kings 18:31–32 “Thus says the King of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me and come out to me and eat each of his vine and each of his fig tree and drink each of the waters of his own cistern until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and...
Renewal of All Things

Renewal of All Things

2 Chronicles 29:10 “Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.” Observation: Hezekiah’s father Ahaz had been an abominable king for sixteen years. He reinforced and encouraged Baal worship, even...
Standing Alone

Standing Alone

2 Chronicles 28:10–11 “Now you are proposing to subjugate for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves. Surely, do you not have transgressions of your own against the Lord your God? Now therefore, listen to me and return the captives...