Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.” Isaiah is stating something that we hear in our heads but need to experience in our hearts. He speaks of this dream (in his mind) of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
The Work of Jesus: "Beaten and Whipped to bring about wholeness and healing"
Posted: July 28, 2008 in Hope0
Isaiah 40:14 “Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice? Does he need instruction about what is good? Did someone teach him what is right or show him the path of justice?” This section of Isaiah is one of the beloved pieces of scripture that we have. In this section Isaiah speaks of the nature of [...]
1 Peter 2:2 “Like new born babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, The author is laying a foundation to talk about discipleship throughout the rest of the chapter. It seems that the author is suggesting that we can [...]
The Gospel of rescue vs. "fire escape plan": "the resurfacing of deism in contemporary culture"
Posted: July 22, 2008 in FaithI didn’t bring my outline of scripture today to read for my daily devotion so I dived into a book I’m reading from Anglican theologian, N.T. Wright. In the section I read this morning Wright named an issue that I’ve sensed for such a long time in the church but haven’t been able to name [...]
The Amazing Amanda and I had our third child last week and this past week I took a break from blogging to help out a little more during the first week. Today I am back to work and a regular schedule. I hope you hear the call from Hezekiah today and pray for God’s grace [...]
Compassion and Judgment "Are we talking about the same thing?"
Posted: July 10, 2008 in UncategorizedMicah 7:19 “Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!” Micah is a old farm boy that lives in the countryside. He is a prophet that pronounces God’s judgment upon Samaria and Jerusalem. He comes onto the scene [...]
Hebrews 5:12 “You have been believers for so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. The author has just got through discussing how Jesus is the great [...]
Hosea 8:11 “Israel has build many altars to take away sin, but these very altars became places for sinning!” The prophet Hosea has a sharp word for Israel. Hosea exposes Israel’s disobedience to God; their disloyalty; and pronounces God’s judgment upon them. The verse claims that the very things that are to be sacred; the [...]
Philemon 16 “He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord!” Paul writes this little letter to his friend/brother Philemon concerning [...]
Isaiah 4:4 “The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains with the hot breath of fiery judgment.” In Isaiah 4-5, the prophet is speaking of God’s judgment upon Israel. Isaiah uses a number of different images. The image of a vineyard is used to speak of how God [...]
