Isaiah 28:23 – “Give ear, and hear my voice; give attention, and hear my speech.” The first twenty-two verses of Isaiah chapter 28 is spent confessing the sins of God’s people. In verse five Isaiah prophecies that a day is coming when ‘The Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of His people’. That was what was supposed to be happening, but in verses1 through 4 we find that some of God’s ‘chosen people’ had given themselves to worldly pleasures instead of finding their glory and delight in God their Father. Their glory was in how much alcohol they could drink rather than in who God is and what He was saying to them. Their problem, and maybe ours, is that they aren’t listening to God. And when the word of God is read or spoken it is like hearing ... Read More about The Voice You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Isaiah 26:3-4 –“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Anxiety, worry, frets, fears—That seems to be the legacy of our time. Roughly 38 million American adults take medication for anxiety, which is 14.3% of the U.S. adult population. The use of these drugs is highest among women, young adults (ages 18-34), and college students, according to a February 23, 2026, article in KFF Health News. People just want peace, but it’s so elusive that we try to find it with medication. What’s encouraging to me is that God knows we desperately need peace and, in this verse, He tells us that He is the source of it. In fact, He promises to keep us in perfect peace, but there is a ... Read More about The Peace Everyone Wants—but Few Ever Find

Isaiah 1:2 – “Hear O heavens and give ear, O earth, for the Lord has spoken; Children I have reared and brought up but they have rebelled against me.” Some of us had wonderful fathers. Unfortunately, some of us had terrible fathers. Most of us have had an experience somewhere in between. But the Israelites in Isaiah chapter one had a perfect Father. God did everything right for them. He never punished them in anger, He was always there for them. He was always wise, just, and loving in His responses to them. He raised them right! He provided all that they needed. And yet they rebelled against Him. They forsook Him and even despised Him according to Isaiah 1:4. As parents that should give us some measure of comfort. I’m sure none of us did everything right in raising our children. ... Read More about What Every Discouraged Parent Needs to Remember

Ecclesiastes 2:11 – “Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.” In verse 3 of the same chapter, Solomon decided that he would pursue pleasure “till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.” And he did. He spent his time and his enormous wealth and power to buy stuff, drink wine, build houses, grow massive herds of cattle and sheep, grow vineyards, build parks with beautifully manicured gardens with pools and fountains. He collected gold, silver and the ‘treasures of kings. He hired the best singers and had a thousand of the most beautiful women in the world to be his ... Read More about The One Thing Solomon Couldn’t Find Under the Sun

Ecclesiastes 1:14 – “I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after the wind.” Some books of the Bible inspire us immediately. Others challenge us. And then there are books like Ecclesiastes that leave us wondering, Why did God include this in Scripture? For me, Ecclesiastes has always been one of those books. The author never identifies himself by name, but the clues are unmistakable. This is Solomon—the wisest, wealthiest, most accomplished king Israel ever knew. He had everything most people spend their entire lives chasing. He built magnificent structures. He expanded a kingdom. He accumulated knowledge beyond measure. He experienced pleasures, opportunities, and success that few could even imagine. If anyone should have reached ... Read More about The Saddest Man Who Ever Had It All