Journey to Wholeness
The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:
Isaiah 11:2a
a spirit of wisdom and of understanding…
In Hebrew, wisdom (chokmah) encompasses both sagacity and skill.… Read the rest
But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,
Isaiah 11:1
and from his roots a bud shall blossom.
Over three hundred years after the reign of King David, his dynasty had decayed to a stump.… Read the rest
If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Marana tha.
1 Corinthians 16:22
The one who gives this testimony says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”… Read the rest
… Read the restIn days to come,
The mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it.
… Read the restAs he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He
… Read the restHe shall judge between the nations,
and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.
… Read the restIn days to come,
The mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it.
… Read the restR. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
“Your country is waste, your cities burnt with fire,” the prophet Isaiah rails in the opening chapter of his scroll (1:7a). Judah and Jerusalem are riddled with injustice, hypocrisy, murder, thievery, rebellion, and every sort of corruption.… Read the rest
In the 106th Psalm, which recounts the national sins of Israel, the first line bursts into praise and thanksgiving for the hesed (steadfast love, mercy, goodness, and kindness) of God.… Read the rest