by Lynne Marie | Apr 1, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 50: 4-9 is the third Song of the Servant. The Servant neither depends on human support nor fears human opposition. His confidence is in God. God has equipped him: “The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue.” Think of how God has equipped us in the...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 49: 1-6 is the beginning of the second Song of the Servant. These songs portray the ideal Servant of God, the perfect Israelite, whose consecration to the divine will, even in the midst of overwhelming suffering, ‘takes away the sins of many.’ The Servant’s...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 30, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 42: 1-7 is the first “Song of the Servant of Yahweh, whom God calls ‘my chosen one with whom I am well pleased.” But the description is valid for anyone who would do the work of God. As disciples, we ponder the characteristics of the person God chooses...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 28, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Conversion to Unconditional Discipleship Do I ever grow weary of praying? Of reading Scripture or reflecting on the word of God? Do I sometimes feel it is useless, that nothing ever comes of it? Do I ever feel that God just doesn’t care about me? Isaiah 50: 4-7 is a...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 28, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Ezekiel 37:21-28, God is promising to restore unity to his People by uniting the tribes again as they were under King David. (See 2Samuel 5:1-3.) But it was under the kingship of the promised “Son of David” that true unity would be restored, not just to Israel,...
