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‘He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their fa...
10/02/2024

‘He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not’ (Isaiah 53:3).

The prophet Isaiah, living in the time just before the kingdom of Judah fell, spent his life proclaiming the words of God to a people who didn’t want to hear them. While many of his prophecies focused on the exile to Babylon that was coming soon, some of his words were about things much farther off.

The book of Isaiah contains several passages known as ‘servant songs,’ which all point to Jesus, the one whom God would send to save His people from themselves. In these servant songs, Isaiah foretells in astonishing detail what Jesus’ life would be like.

A particularly striking passage is Isaiah 53, where Isaiah details Jesus’ death on behalf of sinful humanity. During His life, Jesus would not be popular, and His death would be cruel. But through this, the penalty for sin would be paid, and people could finally come to God again.

Isaiah’s words put it best: ‘Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed’ (Isaiah 53:4-5).

Do you feel loved?Many of us live with a common fear: that we are unlovable. We have been told, whether directly or indi...
07/02/2024

Do you feel loved?

Many of us live with a common fear: that we are unlovable. We have been told, whether directly or indirectly, that something is wrong inside of us, and because of that we are not worthy of being loved.

But God, the Creator of the world, loves us. He once told a people who were always putting other things ahead of Him that they were still worth everything to Him. ‘“Because you are precious in my eyes,”’ He said to them, ‘“and honoured, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life”’ (Isaiah 43:4).

Think about it: The all-powerful God who can have anything He wants loves you!

‘The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz’ (Isaiah 1:1).During the latter days of the kingdom of Judah, God sent numerous pr...
06/02/2024

‘The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz’ (Isaiah 1:1).

During the latter days of the kingdom of Judah, God sent numerous prophets to the people, warning them of what would happen if they did not turn from their rebellion and obey Him again. One of those prophets was a man named Isaiah.

Isaiah lived during the time of four different kings, seeing both a time of great obedience towards God and a time of blatant disobedience. Many of his messages centred on the coming exile to Babylon that would happen if the people did not obey God.

Isaiah’s call to be a prophet was dramatic. He saw a vision of God surrounded by mighty angels who constantly proclaimed God as holy. In the vision, God asked whom He could send to give His words to the people. Isaiah’s response was simple yet life-changing: ‘“Here I am! Send me”’ (Isaiah 6:8).

Isaiah’s work spanned several decades before he disappears from the scene. Tradition tells that he was sawn in two at the command of a wicked king of Judah. But his words live on in the book bearing his name, where he proclaims the love of God to a wayward people, the judgment of God upon all who deserve it, and the restoration God will bring to those who follow Him.

‘All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies’ (Ps...
04/02/2024

‘All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies’ (Psalm 25:10).

How would you define faithfulness?

Faithfulness can take many different forms, but at its heart, being faithful is sticking to someone or something without variation. Faithfulness is synonymous with dependability; someone who is faithful can always be counted on.

God is often described as faithful, and the Bible is full of examples of Him staying true to His promises. Even when people fall through and break their word, God never does. He is always what He says He is, no matter the situation.

What are some ways we can be faithful like this?

‘Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the LORD, to remove them out of his sight’ (2 Kings 24:3).The death of Ki...
03/02/2024

‘Surely this came upon Judah at the command of the LORD, to remove them out of his sight’ (2 Kings 24:3).

The death of King Josiah ushered in the last days of the kingdom of Judah. His son Jehoahaz became the next king, but he reigned for only three months before the king of Egypt captured him and set up his brother Jehoiakim as king.

Jehoiakim reigned for eleven years, but the majority of his rule was overshadowed by the threat of the Babylonian army, who sought to capture the kingdom. His son Jehoiachin bore the brunt of the Babylonian oppression, and under his three-month reign, the capital fell to them, and he was taken captive to Babylon.

Josiah’s third son, Zedekiah, became the last king of Judah. He was little more than a steward for the king of Babylon, and he doomed the kingdom when he attempted to rebel against them. The little freedom the people of Judah had left was stripped from them, and Zedekiah was carried away to Babylon with the majority of his people, never to return.

All this had happened because the people consistently refused to obey God. He had warned them time and time again of what would happen if they continued to rebel against Him, but they would not listen. So at last, the judgment He had promised came upon them.

They would be exiles in a foreign land until they learned to obey God again.

01/02/2024

‘“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

‘“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”’

~John 3:16-17

How would you define restoration?One simple definition is bringing something back to its original state. Ancient buildin...
31/01/2024

How would you define restoration?

One simple definition is bringing something back to its original state. Ancient buildings are restored when they are rebuilt to look as close as possible to how they did centuries ago. Sick people are restored when they are healthy again.

In a similar way, God restores us when He saves us. We were made to be with God and live in perfect obedience with Him, but we’ve chosen to rebel against Him, thus breaking that perfection. We’re born this way, hardwired for wrongdoing.

But because God loves us, He wants to make us whole. He doesn’t want to punish us for always acting against Him. He longs to restore us to a right relationship with Himself.

Is this something you want, too?

‘Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem’ (2 Kings 22:1).After K...
30/01/2024

‘Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem’ (2 Kings 22:1).

After King Hezekiah of Judah died, the kingdom once again fell into disarray. All the good things Hezekiah had accomplished were undone by his son and his son after him.

There would only be one good king left for Judah. His name was Josiah, the great-grandson of Hezekiah. He was only eight years old when he came to the throne, but he was faithful to God, and after ruling for eighteen years he decided to rebuild God’s temple.

During the construction, the builders found a copy of God’s commandments in the temple. They brought it to Josiah, and when he saw just how disobedient he and his people were, he was devastated. He was determined to reform the land, reinstating the festivals and the proper sacrifices as God instructed.

Josiah did many great things during his thirty-one-year rule. Under him, the people turned back to God, and the threat of their enemies diminished somewhat. But it could not last forever. The Egyptian army passed by Judah on their way to another war, and in his pride, Josiah decided to go to war against the Egyptians. He died in that battle, and the kingdom passed to his son.

The beginning of the end had come for Judah.

Once there was a prince who, thinking he knew better than his father, took his large inheritance and wasted it on empty ...
29/01/2024

Once there was a prince who, thinking he knew better than his father, took his large inheritance and wasted it on empty pursuits. When a terrible famine came, he realized how unwise he had been, and he decided to go home. He knew that he was unworthy of being a prince anymore, but perhaps he would be accepted as a simple servant.

As the one-time prince neared his home, he looked up. There was the castle he had grown up in, shining in the sunset. And there was someone running down the road towards him. The prince stopped, his heart racing. That was his father coming to meet him.

The speech he had rehearsed came to his lips as his father came within earshot. ‘Father,’ he said, his voice shaking, ‘I’m not worthy to be your son anymore. Please, let me be your servant.’

But his father didn’t let him finish. He interrupted the rest of his son’s speech by throwing his arms around him, holding him close. Then he called out to the servants who stood by staring at the scene, inviting them to rejoice with him. ‘My son is home!” he exulted. ‘He was lost, but now he is found.’

That night, there was a great feast at the castle. Everyone rejoiced that this wayward son, he who had taken everything for himself, had come home. He was with his father again.

All was well.

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