November 9, 2012 Isaiah 1:17 "Relieve the oppressed," Sounds like a pretty good occupation. I mean, relieve the oppressed... who wants to be oppressed anyway. And it goes along with seeking justice. To relieve the oppressed we probably have to seek justice at some point or other. But let's look at this a little closer.…
Category: service
Seek Judgment
November 8, 2012 Isaiah 1:17 "Seek Judgment," I love how God never does anything halfway. For once we have been cleansed. Once we have been purified. Once we have learned to do well.... Then He takes it to yet another level. Don't just be content with doing well... with being clean... But seek for, follow…
Banished Evil
Isaiah 1:16 "Put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well;" No halfway putting away here. Nothing is ever halfway with God. Put away. Cease. Gone, finished, banished. Completely. And when it's gone, when the evil is complately banished, learn to do well. The evil…
There is still hope
November 5, 2012 Isaiah 1:16-18 Cleanse yourselves. Stop sinning. Learn to do what is right, promote justice, give the oppressed relief, take up the cause of the orphan, defend the rights of the widow. Though your sins have stained you red, you can become white as snow. Repentance involves concrete action, not just mere emotion.…
Sacrifice
(December 2, 2012) I thought I understood sacrifice. But sitting at my desk Friday working my way through creating Bible lesson answer keys, I discovered I didn't. “Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hast cast more in, then all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of…