Author: Travis Snode

There is nothing more beautiful than someone extending undeserved kindness and pity on another person. And nothing more sweet than having no right to be pitied, yet receiving grace and pity. In Isaiah 63, that is all Israel can hope

It’s hard to imagine how much the nation of Israel has gone through. At the time Isaiah wrote chapter 62, they had experienced a great deal. Since that day, they have suffered even more. Yet, in this chapter, God promises

Hope is the fuel that keeps us going. Without hope, we despair and give up. Isaiah 61 is a chapter full of hope. It gives hope to Israel that God’s Messiah will come to bring good news, to heal, to

God’s plan for the future involves exalting Israel as a nation to a position where they will be blessed and will show forth the glory of God to the world. As a result, all people will praise the Lord and

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; Neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:But your iniquities have separated between you and your God,And your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not

None of us like a fake. None of us like being scammed. But one of the biggest scams being run is by ‘religous’ people, people who called themselves ‘Christians’. We see a similar thing in isaiah 58. The nation of

Unfaithfulness. Adultery. This is how God described Israel’s sin. Their relationship with Him was like a marriage, one that involved a covenant of love. When they pursued other gods, it was like cheating on God. In their day, some idol

Few things hurt worse than rejection and exclusion. Israel felt special because God chose to use them to give His knowledge to the world. Instead of using that privilege to bless all people, they often pridefully consumed God’s blessed and

God’s invitation to those entering the millennium in Isaiah 55 is quite amazing (v.1). He invites the thirsty and the hungry. He invites those who have no money. He offers salvation and deliverance to all who come, and He offers

Barreness – inability to have children – has always been a frustration for women. For Israelite women, it was seen as a sign of God’s judgment. Israel’s time of chastening was like a time of barrenness. But in Isaiah 54,