TAKE COMFORT AND REJOICE IN HIS PLANS!  Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass… —Isaiah 37:26             What our Lord has determined will come to pass.   Nothing and nobody can alter what He desires. He has plans that will be brought to pass! So, my brother and sister, His plans He has determined for you will come to pass today… THEY WILL COME TO PASS! We can trust Him fully for that.             Let us understand what He is doing, run the race He has marked out for us, be filled with joy as…

DEATH…  Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. —Psalm 116:15              Why is the death of His saints precious in His sight? It is because after death they will be in glory with Him! The redemption will be fully complete. The hope will be fully known. The temporal will have been put down and the eternal, perfect state would now have begun.             Brother and sister, this is what is ahead for us. So keep running the race with perseverance and keep your eyes fixed on Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2). One day that race will be over. One day we will be with Jesus and…

A REBELLIOUS HUMAN RACE  For they are a rebellious people, lying children, children unwilling to hear the instruction of the LORD; who say to the seers, “Do not see,” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions, leave the way, turn aside from the path, let us hear no more about the Holy One of Israel.” —Isaiah 30:9-11              When people are in rebellion against our Lord they: Are liars Unwilling to hear God’s Word Don’t want God’s spokesmen to communicate Want to hear “smooth things” Want to hear about illusions Leave the way Turn aside from the path Don’t want…

PEACE ONLY THROUGH OUR LORD!  O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. —Isaiah 25:1  You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.   Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. —Isaiah 26:3-4              Is the Lord your God? Have you called upon Him to save you from your sin and to a relationship with Him?   If so, praise His Name. He has done wonderful things and He will do wonderful things. The plans that…

PRAISE HIM! Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and forevermore! —Psalm 113:2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du0il6d-DAk             Let us kneel down and praise the Name of the Lord our God. Bless His Name. He blesses us continually with His favor. In return let us be worshipping Him in praise. So what is it this morning that you are praising Him for? Praise Him for life Praise Him for the finished work of Jesus at the cross Praise Him for His Holy Spirit He has given us Praise Him for His Church which is the family of God Praise Him for relationships Praise Him for our daily bread Praise…

HIS PURPOSED FOR US NOT TO BE MOVED!  For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back? —Isaiah 14:27  For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor. The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire…

STUDY AND DELIGHT IN THE WORKS OF OUR LORD! Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. —Psalm 111:2 Much is invented by studying and delighting in the works of our Lord. A few examples- Affectionately known as the ‘Plant Doctor,’ George Washington Carver’s faith was a key component in his inventions. As a science enthusiast, he once asked God to tell him the secrets of the universe, but instead God pointed him to something much smaller – the peanut. The secrets Carver discovered led to the invention of hundreds of new discoveries including – peanut butter, cosmetics, paint, oil, marble, plywood, and even…

BE FIRM IN FAITH  If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all. —Isaiah 7:9              “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). Anybody can say they have faith (James 2:14ff). But if a person is not firm in their faith then they won’t be firm at all.   They will be “like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.  That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable…

OPEN SHAMELESSNESS  For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.  —Isaiah 3:9              Whether it was 2700 years ago or today, things do not change in this fallen world.  Isn’t it interesting that the “look on their faces bears witness against them.”  The wicked’s ways are reflected on their faces!  We live in such a day where people “proclaim their sin like Sodom.”  There was a day in our nation when shameful things were done behind closed doors and in the shadows of the night, but now…

NO LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS LIKE GOD’S  For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. —Psalm 108:4               Praise God for His steadfast love.  His love is not a wish-washy love.  It is not a fair-weathered friend type of love.  No, His love is with us in the good times and in the bad times.  His love does not leave us when we are doing well or when we are not doing so well.  His love is with us throughout our successes and our failures.  Yes, I am glad that is who He is!  If He did not love like that then if we…