Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down... The opening phrase of Isaiah 64. It's a call for God to come down to earth and dwell with his people. It's a cry for intervention and Emmanuel. It's a request for Christmas. It may be that my current fatigue is impacting my interpretation of this …
I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses. He said, “Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me”; and so …
If I was to play word association with 'the month of December' the first words that come to mind for me are: tired, busy, just trying to get to the end, shopping, not enough sleeping. I wouldn't say the word 'exultant'. Yet that's the word I use to describe Isaiah 62, which obviously follows straight …
Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. At Christmas time it's easy to just think of Jesus as a baby. It's what we see everywhere! However, the gospels mostly record his adult life. The opening line of my post today is from the fourth chapter of Luke's gospel. Jesus said that line after he …