Category Archives: Isaiah

Announce Freedom to All Captives 1-7 The Spirit ofGod, the Master, is on me becauseGodanointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. Godsent me to announce the year of his grace— a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies— and […]

Look, Your Savior Comes! 1-5 Regarding Zion, I can’t keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can’t hold my tongue, Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun and her salvation flames up like a torch. Foreign countries will see your righteousness, and world leaders your glory. You’ll get a brand-new name straight from the […]

Who Goes There? 1 The watchmen call out, “Who goes there, marching out of Edom, out of Bozrah in clothes dyed red? Name yourself, so splendidly dressed, advancing, bristling with power!” “It is I: I speak what is right, I, mighty to save!” 2 “And why are your robes so red, your clothes dyed red […]

Can We Be Saved? 1-7 Oh, that you would rip open the heavens and descend, make the mountains shudder at your presence— As when a forest catches fire, as when fire makes a pot to boil— To shock your enemies into facing you, make the nations shake in their boots! You did terrible things we […]

The People Who Bothered to Reach Out to God 1-7 “I’ve made myself available to those who haven’t bothered to ask. I’m here, ready to be found by those who haven’t bothered to look. I kept saying ‘I’m here, I’m right here’ to a nation that ignored me. I reached out day after day to […]

Living Worship to God 1-2 God’s Message: “Heaven’s my throne, earth is my footstool. What sort of house could you build for me? What holiday spot reserve for me? I made all this! I own all this!” God’s Decree. “But thereissomething I’m looking for: a person simple and plain, reverently responsive to what I say. […]