“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 This verse is a special verse to me. Someone shared it...
“So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” – Isaiah 55:11 Notice what the verse does not say… So shall God’s word be that...
“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:” –Isaiah 55:10 This verse is a metaphor –but for what? If we stop...
“For as the heavens are higher then the earth, so are my ways higher then your ways, and my thoughts then your thoughts. ” (Isaiah 55:9) I hear both rebuke and exhortation here. God says earlier in the chapter that we are double minded – “Wherefore do you...
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 55:8) As I began meditating on Isaiah 55:8, I was pricked with a sense of sadness. I was saddened by the reality of separation. God is thinking thoughts. God has ways of...
“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:7 Perhaps you have heard before of the need to forsake your wrong ways....
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near” Isaiah 55:6 “Lord, am I seeking You? Am I seeking You while You may be found and calling upon You while You are near? You said, “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find...
” “Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.” Isaiah 55:5 What would make you reach out to a stranger,...
“Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.” Isaiah 55:4 This verse speaks of God’s care for His people. He gave David as a witness of His faithfulness, keeping power, and His sufficiency to meet all of David’s needs,...
“Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” Isaiah 55:3 “O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.” What is...
“Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.” Isaiah 55:2 Part 1: “Why do you spend your...
“Ho! Every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” Isaiah 55:1 “Father Have Your speaking in my speaking and teach us by Your Spirit, that we...