“I will lay your stones with colorful gems, and lay your foundations with sapphires” – Isaiah 54:11   The people of Israel sinned against God and turned away from Him. So, God allowed the Israelites to be afflicted as a form of His divine discipline. When God disciplines, it is for our good, even though it may not feel like it,…

  “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, …to give you a future and a hope” – Jeremiah 29:11   Prophet Jeremiah is writing a letter to the Israelite captives in Babylon encouraging them in the LORD to stand firm in faith. Drawing a parallel of our lives with that of the captives, when we are…

  “Sing to the Lord a new song, and His praise from the ends of the earth!” – Isaiah 42:10   The promised Messiah, Christ Jesus is the primary focus in this song of praise. The author exhorts all people, both Jew and the Gentiles to sing unto the Lord a new joyful song.   – He urges the inhabitants of the islands…