by Lynne Marie | Jul 15, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Isaiah 10:5-16, God declares he is going to humble Assyria, at whose hands God’s People had suffered defeat and oppression because they refused to live as God had taught them. God accepted that Israel should get what it deserved from Assyria, since it could call...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 14, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Isaiah 7:1- 9, the “bottom line” is, “Unless your faith is firm, you shall not be firm!” It is hard to win people through ministry to seek “life to the full.” People are inclined by culture and by human inertia to settle for less: to settle for a religion that...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 13, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Last Saturday’s reading was a “flashback” to the vision that sent Isaiah to prophesy. Now in Isaiah 1:10-17, he begins his message by calling Israel (and us) to “lay the ax to the root of the tree” (Matthew 3:10)—to re-examine the root of our religious observance,...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections
We are Called to Nurture Seeds with “Steadfast Love” Good Seed Isaiah 55: 10-11 makes it clear that God’s word is fertile seed: “My word… shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” The...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 11, 2026 | Daily Reflections
As we begin Isaiah, chapter 6: 1-8 shows us his ministry beginning in the presence of the glory of God: I saw the Lord seated on a high throne, his train filled the sanctuary; above him stood seraphs… and they cried out to one another in this way, “Holy, holy, holy...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 10, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Hosea 14: 2-10 urges us to say to God, “Take all iniquity away, so that we may have happiness again”—and in our joy, “offer you our words of praise.” Hosea is a strong call to repentance, but his whole book is good news. Through his prophet, God promises his people,...
