July 15, 2026

Isaiah 58

Fasting and the Sabbath Rest

Fasting:

Fasting has become popular again, though it should never have become outdated. Fasting is known to induce autophagy, which causes our bodies to clean up dead and useless cells, which, in turn, makes our bodies healthier, especially our brains. Scripture says that our health shall spring forth speedily. It is something that God ordained for us to do because He knows how beneficial it is for our bodies, and when we dedicate it to Him, the benefits become more than for the health of our bodies; it helps us draw closer to Him. However, when dedicated to God, we must be careful not to make it about us, but honor Him and make it holy and acceptable to Him. It is more than not eating; we are to stop being mean, serve others by feeding and clothing people experiencing poverty, and bring them into our home. The benefits outweigh the imposition. Here is what the Bible says will happen when we honor Him by fasting:

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: Isaiah 58:10

There is more: to get the full benefits of fasting, we must follow what God has designed in Isaiah 58. 

Sabbath Rest:

Did Jesus wipe away the law of keeping the sabbath? No. It is still part of the Ten Commandments. If we honor God by keeping it, and not having our own way during that time, here is what scripture says:

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isaiah 58:14

July 14, 2026

Isaiah 59

We talk about how evil this world is, yet we find it hard to do anything about it. Our hands are tied. If we speak anything remotely negative about the way our government is handling things, they find reason to cut off our speech. We think we have freedom of speech, but try to speak about the 2020 election outcome or what the pharmaceutical companies did to people during that same time frame. All communication during that time was shut down, and anyone who spoke about it was cut off and considered a conspiracy theorist, shaming them into shutting up. According to Isaiah 58, we are to make an effort to handle our situation ourselves, and if we cannot come against the evil forced upon us, then God will handle it. I don't think we've seen the recompense for this tragedy yet, and I believe that all who were involved will receive their just desserts. I'm anxious to witness the justice that God brings upon these wicked beings for all they did to the people. God's hand is not shortened that he cannot save.

Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: Isaiah 59:1

Even though I don't believe we've yet seen what will happen to the wicked, I assure you that God sees and will avenge His people. The following verse is about Jesus coming in judgment because when Satan was released from his captivity, he came in like a flood, and we are dealing with that fierce evil right now. Wait for it, though: the Spirit of the LORD is coming, and his judgment is coming with him, and he will lift a standard against Satan.

So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19

July 13, 2026

Isaiah 57

If you ever need assurance of God’s help in this earthly world, I have found the verse for you:

When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; Isaiah 57:13

Not only can we be confident of eternal life through our salvation in Jesus, but when we put our trust in God, He assures us that we will have the necessities of our secular world. However, it’s not a good idea to make secular things idols; rather, our thankfulness and gratitude to God will go a long way toward ensuring that He keeps providing for our needs and even our wants. Here is my recommendation: start with a blank book that you keep forever, and write down all of your wants and needs, whether you pray for them or not, and you will start to see God’s provisions for your life. Even write down your most materialistic wants; God hears your thoughts, but sometimes we forget what we’ve asked for or thought about, and even forget to give God the credit for everything, so we need something to refer back to, hence the need for a journal as a reminder of God’s goodness and provision. For those who love God, you will see Him pour out His blessing upon you, so make sure you thank him for everything.

July 12, 2026

Isaiah 56

There is a misunderstanding that has gone on forever, and that is that Israel is God’s only people. He indeed used them to usher in our Savior, Jesus Christ, and to use their story as lessons for all of us, but as Gentiles, we are also included. Isaiah lived and wrote before Jesus made his earthly appearance. When Israel was let go from Babylonian captivity, they took many others, outside their lineage, who chose to worship God, too. Isaiah is emphatic and wrote about it so much that I don’t understand why Israel continues to exclude Gentiles, even to this day. They are reading the same Old Testament as we do, and yet they don’t see their mistake. Let’s be clear: we shouldn’t let anyone tell us that because we aren’t descendants of Israel, we aren’t included, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar, and everything they say is suspect. They may be a good person, but they don’t fully comprehend God’s word. So, remember the saying: “Eat the meat, and spit out the bones.” It is up to you to know the scriptures; you are accountable for working out your own salvation; don’t put the most important thing in your life into someone else’s hands; you might regret it one day. 

Isaiah mentions the Sabbath, so remember, from the beginning, there has always been a Sabbath rest. However, our calendar is so messed up, thanks to the enemy sullying everything, that we don’t know exactly what day it is, so it is up to us to make sure we rest a day and devote time to God.

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Isaiah 56:6-7

July 11, 2026

Isaiah 55 

The Compassion of the Lord 

If ever there was a chapter that encompassed a summary of the entire Bible, it has to be Isaiah 55. Yesterday I mentioned that Isaiah 54:17 was probably the most-quoted Bible verse; well, Isaiah 55 likely contains the most-quoted verses, to the point that I have nearly all of them memorized, though not in any particular order. 

God makes it known that Israel and Judah are not the only nations He has chosen, and that all human beings are included as His people. Blessings and salvation also belong to the Gentiles, and He has made an everlasting covenant with us through Jesus Christ our Savior. In the following verse, David is a representation of Jesus.

Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Isaiah 55:3

God reminds us that we don’t think like Him and that His ways are higher than our ways, so if something doesn’t make sense to our finite minds, we may have to wait until we are in the everlasting to comprehend; even then, it may not be completely clear.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9

While you are in your earthly body, you must make God your priority because it’s your only chance to be included in the heavenly realm for eternity. Reminder: we will all live eternally, but it’s the address that matters the most. Jesus is the only way; seek him while he may be found, and he will abundantly pardon your transgressions.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7

July 10, 2026

Isaiah 54

Probably one of the most-quoted verses in the Bible is in Isaiah 54: “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.” It is a comforting promise, but there is more, so we should learn to quote the entire verse because it is a powerful promise.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. Isaiah 54:17

Some may say that it is a promise to Israel, but if you read to the end, you can see that it is a promise to the servants of the LORD, and we are the LORD’s servants through Jesus, and if you read the entire chapter, you can see that the Gentiles are part of this promise. 

For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. Isaiah 54:3

Don’t miss this: it doesn’t say that we won’t have enemies, or that weapons won’t be formed, but it does say that they won’t prosper. We can be confident that when the forces of evil come against us and the enemy and his cronies inundate us, they won’t win. Repent of any unrighteousness and quote Isaiah 54:17 to rebuke the enemy, then keep your focus on Jesus and keep moving forward, and let nothing stop you from receiving your inheritance. 

July 9, 2026

Isaiah 53

It is our own doing if we reject Christ as our Savior. Every bit of what Jesus went through in his short life here on earth as a human was predicted. His coming to us in a lowly form, not as a warrior king, as many thought should happen in that day, but as a pure sacrifice, as an atonement for our sins. Isaiah spells it out plainly in his prophecy about Jesus. But those who rely on the scriptures choose, and continue to ignore, the significance of this one clear chapter in the scriptures that gives us everything we need to identify that it was Jesus that Isaiah wrote about. No man could have acted out, nor would have acted out, what happened to Jesus. It is very sad that the J*ws, who follow every jot and tittle of the Old Testament law and prophets, condemn you if you don’t, yet they ignore one of the most revealing scriptures in the entire Torah. They cannot see it! Even so, their rejection of him was also predicted. Thankfully, their denial of him opened the door for us, as Gentiles, to receive salvation through him as well, and I am grateful. If you have any doubt left in your mind about Jesus, read Isaiah 53 and compare it to his life, and the gaps should fill in for your understanding.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

July 8, 2026

Isaiah 52

The first part of Isaiah 52 is a prophecy about God releasing the captives from Babylon and returning them to Jerusalem. Babylon didn't pay for the people when they were captured, so God didn't pay anything for their release. It was God who inspired Cyrus to let them go, pay for their trip, give them back the temple accessories, and some of the materials to begin rebuilding.

For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. Isaiah 52:3

However, Isaiah then begins predicting Jesus' coming for our salvation, and Isaiah 53 makes it clear that the prophecy is about Jesus. I wonder if, hearing this prophecy, they thought that Jesus was coming to save them at that time. 

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Isaiah 52:13

Tomorrow we will cover the truth many want to deny: that Isaiah's prophecy was about salvation through Jesus, and they missed their messiah, even though the prophecy made it clear he was him. 

July 7, 2026

Isaiah 51

Good news for those who are righteous and afflicted by the enemy! The shadow of God’s hand covers you. Keep doing what is right in His eyes, and He will recompense you who have suffered at the hands of your enemy. God sees and knows what we are going through, so we shouldn’t worry about ourselves; we should wait patiently because He will not forsake us. 

And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. Isaiah 51:16

I’ve seen this happen with my own eyes. Someone vehemently fought against me for more than 30 years, and still fights against me, but cannot see where they are wrong, and now they live in poverty. I never wished it upon them, but because they came against a child of God in such a nasty way, He saw how they treated one of His, and they are now downtrodden and poor. I didn’t have to do anything; I didn’t even pray for what has happened to them; God saw, and knows every lie that was spoken about me, and now they are paying the price, and He has compensated me for their wickedness against me. 

God can see what you are going through. Keep your eyes open and watch what happens. You too will receive your just deserts.

Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. Isaiah 51:21-23

July 6, 2026

Isaiah 50

God is very clear that the trouble we go through is our own doing. He takes no pleasure or receives any payment for the debt you owe. He's God, and already owns everything. Your captivity and afflictions are the fruits of your own folly and wickedness. 

Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. Isaiah 50:1

Isaiah speaks of himself in chapter 50; he was a prophet speaking a word in season, for that particular time in history. If someone prophesied over you and it hasn't yet been fulfilled, they are likely a liar posing as a prophet, or somehow you missed its fulfillment. Any prophetic word you hear must not go against God's word, and if it is true, God's Word will complement it. We must be careful of those claiming to be prophets because they may be fortune tellers disguised as a servant of God, and may fill your head with things that are untrue and get your mind to focus on things God never put in place for you. Keep your focus on Jesus and pray for discernment daily. 

Be cautious. If you are not in God's Word daily, you are less likely to be discerning and not know if you are hearing the truth or a fallacy. 

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4

July 5, 2026

Isaiah 49

And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Isaiah 49:6

Even though the people of Israel are few in number, God can and will raise up children to worship Him. Jesus went to the tribes of Israel and was rejected by all but a few faithful servants. Isaiah 49 is a word to the Gentiles and confirms that salvation in Jesus was for all people, not just His chosen nation. He is telling Israel that He will use kings to release them from captivity, and though they were then few in number, He would populate His people from other nations, bringing in so many that they would feel overcrowded and want for more space. 

The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Isaiah 49:20

Not only will God provide more people for Himself, but He will also defend them, and contend with those who contend with them. It’s a terrible idea to be on the wrong side of God’s people, whether the chosen of Israel or those grafted in who are also the chosen. Those who oppress us will end up doing themselves in, and God will be the one who instigates it. 

Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon theirshoulders. Isaiah 49:22

July 4, 2026

Isaiah 48

God is not an inheritance from your family. I’ve heard people profess to be Christians when they haven’t, not even once, professed Jesus as their Savior, and only consider themselves Christians because they grew up in a Christian home. Your trust in God must be sincere; otherwise, you are taking God’s name in vain. However, those who are sincere in their love for God and stay faithful to Him can expect good things in their lives. 

God sent Israel through a refining process because He loved them and expected obedience, but they were an obstinate people, and instead of choosing God, they loved their idols.

What would have happened if they had been faithful? What would happen if we were faithful? Here is the key to prosperity: 

1. If you are obedient, God will keep you as peaceful as a flowing river or gentle waves on the ocean. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Isaiah 48:18
2. If you refrain from sinful behavior, God will increase your offspring, and you will not be cut off. Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. Isaiah 48:19
3. God will release you from captivity! 
4. He will provide everything you need for your journey.

God’s word is trustworthy and true, and the key to living an abundant life is obedience. Israel wouldn’t have gone through the refining fire had they loved Him and been obedient, and He would have prospered them without correction if they had followed Him rather than give in to idolatry. Do yourself a favor and save time and avoid heartache by following God’s commands and refraining from sin. 

July 3, 2026

Isaiah 47

Isaiah sent a message and a warning from God to Babylon. God used Babylon and other nations as a tool to punish Israel as a way to bring them back into His good graces. However, those countries were too harsh and ruled over them with an iron fist; even older people and dignitaries from Israel were put under severe labor. So, to give them fair warning of their destruction, he sent them a message that includes this:

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, whichthou shalt not know. Isaiah 47:11

God is our loving and caring Father, so we can expect that He will take up for us when our enemy, Satan or his minions, comes and tries to destroy us. You may say, “But we aren’t Israel,” however, we are grafted in and adopted into the promise according to Paul. We may or may not be Israel by birth, but God chooses us through our salvation in Jesus, so we can take the promises He made to Israel as our own. So, when God promises that He will destroy our enemies, as He did for Israel, we should take it to heart and believe that He will be the recompense for us. I’ve seen it happen, and you don’t want to be on the wrong side of God or His children. Those people will pay the price and may find themselves living a lifestyle they never imagined; they will get what they deserve, and if they don’t learn from it, they will stay downtrodden, and no one will save them.

Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. Isaiah 47:14-15

July 2, 2026

Isaiah 46

The worship of idols was so prevalent in Old Testament times, and much was written about it. Isaiah spends so much time warning against it in his prophecies that it makes me believe they didn’t know any better, even though God had shown them so much mercy and deliverance that they should have known better. Here’s what I think may have happened: Satan was causing the people of Israel to believe that their fake gods were doing something, but because their minds were looking expectantly for their idols to help them, they likely helped themselves and gave credit to their idols. Satan’s power is in his lying tongue, and he procures “coincidences” to make it look like something that it’s not. 

Even today, and probably more so today, he devours us by his lying tongue. He makes us believe things that are figments of our imagination, or he possibly conjures up the fallacies acted out on television or social media to make us believe they are true. For this reason, it is so imperative that we take every thought captive and make what we see and hear from others make sense in our minds. Get in the habit of asking yourself if it makes sense. If it doesn’t, then is it real or true? 

There is idol worship today, but I don’t believe people are leading it. I think it is the demonic beings, those angelic beings that were removed from God’s presence and have taken on the appearance of human beings, that are leading people into believing in these fake gods. For instance, their time of worship is often displayed during half-time shows, concerts, and other big events where people participate. Satan’s biggest scheme is to lead you to believe in the innocence of these events, but he is actually relishing in it since he is the one being worshipped. Here is a reminder to be careful about what you participate in. Those are just the big ones; others may include holiday rituals that have nothing to do with God, but may be fashioned to appear as if it were God whom we are honoring, but may be another way of worshipping Satan. The point is to think about what you are doing before you participate in something that could cause you to worship something or someone other than God Almighty.  

Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Isaiah 46:8-9