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Bible Book: Isaiah

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Where is This Stupendous Stranger?

How could the God who created heaven and earth be the God who lies in a manger? How could our Redeemer be a tiny baby? In fact, how could his being a tiny baby—experiencing everything in life that we experience, yet without sin—be part of what makes him our Redeemer? No matter how many words I say about this marvelous fact, they all fall short of explaining it.

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God Has Gathered You

In God we have a home and a homeland.

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Finding Help to Wait on God

God’s nature and actions help us to wait with trust, even when the waiting is hard.

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The Gift of Perfect Peace

God does grant peace to each of us. But perfect peace, peace that is full and complete, will necessarily be something we share with others.

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The Banquet of the Future

Someday, the walls between peoples, countries, and cultures will be broken down, and we will share together in the riches of the nations.

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The Tragic Results of a Broken Covenant

One part of that covenant is to care for the earth (Genesis 2:15). When we fail to do this, the earth suffers, and so do we.

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Pride and Humility

Pride can pull our hearts away from God.

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Whose Glory Are You Seeking?

May God give us the grace to be humble leaders, people who seek what is good and godly rather than our own glory.

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God is the Lord of All Nations

Isaiah 21, reminds us of the global reign of God. It also encourages us to pray for the nations; not just our nations, but all nations.

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God, Are You Kidding Me?

God will help us to do things that, by ourselves, we could never accomplish.

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The Peoples of God

Ultimately, all nations, all tribes, and all peoples belong to God.

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Unexpected and Ironic Gifts for God

There is a profound irony in our giving gifts to God. Whether we’re giving God our labor or the financial fruits of our labor, in fact we are giving to God what God has provided. God doesn’t need our stuff.

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Remember God as You Work

It’s easy to forget about God when we’re busy working. We can focus on the tasks at hand, and also the challenges and opportunities.

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God Is There For You

We often look to things other than God for help.

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Speed the Cause of Righteousness

The Old Testament prophet Isaiah foretells a time when a king “seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.”

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