who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? — [isaiah 44:10]     the creator is greater than the created.   this is simply common sense. there is nothing i can create that i could then worship as my creator. nothing i could build...

all who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. [isaiah 44:9]   there are many things we could chase after and do chase after in this world. we chase after...

zion shall be redeemed by justice, and those in her who repent, by righteousness. but rebels and sinners shall be broken together, and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed. for they shall be ashamed of the oaks that you desired; and you shall blush for the...

how the faithful city has become a whore, she who was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.  your silver has become dross, your best wine mixed with water. your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. everyone loves a bribe and runs...

may the Lord speak so clearly through this word today that you know you have heard his voice. may the Lord stir worship in your heart as you hear his voice. may the Lord stir a greater affection and deep submission. may the Lord lead you to humble and joyful obedience...

hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of sodom! give ear to the teaching of our God, you people of gomorrah!  “what to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; i have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; i do not delight...

your country lies desolate;     your cities are burned with fire; in your very presence     foreigners devour your land;     it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners. and the daughter of Zion is left     like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field,...

why will you still be struck down?     why will you continue to rebel? the whole head is sick,     and the whole heart faint. from the sole of the foot even to the head,     there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores     and raw wounds; they are not pressed...

the vision of Isaiah the son of amoz, which he saw concerning judah and jerusalem in the days of uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah. hear, o heavens, and give ear, o earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“children have i reared and brought up, but they have...

why do you say, o Jacob, and speak, o israel, “my way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God”? have you not known? have you not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. he does not faint or grow weary; his...