Category: Daily Devotional

Scripture Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said:
“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

Observation: I noticed with everything going on that all we do is speak of God, but don’t draw closer to Him. Our churches are closed and it doesn’t appear that any of them are trying to open in fear of what the government might do. We fear everything, but God and wonder why God doesn’t appear to be working on our behalf, but scripture tells us if we move closer to God, He will move closer to us. We need to make the first move.

Application: I need to do more then read my bible and pray in the morning I must show God my heart for Him. I also need to help others see God with their heart and not to fear this outside world, but to fear the One that created us and do what He commands.

Prayer: My Lord help me understand what You desire of me, that I will be obedient and do what You call me to do. I’m your servant and I love you with all of my heart.

Scripture Isaiah 28:15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we are in agreement.
When the overflowing scourge passes through,
It will not come to us,
For we have made lies our refuge,
And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”

Observation: It’s as if Isaiah is talking to our government today. So many of our leaders it appears have made a pact with the devil and feel they are untouchable. They feel they can do and say whatever they want and hide behind their lies. The people suffer and are helpless from this evil, because we feel we have no power and must go along.

Application: I need to stop feeling self-defeated and turn to God for direction. My Lord is all powerful and He knows what is happening. I need to rest in the assurance that He will judge righteously the evil and the good. I need to stay focused that this is not my home and that I’m a temporary resident of this place.

Prayer: Dear Lord I’m so tired and weary and each day I cause a burden instead of a blessing. Help me Lord stay focused on You and your desire for the life you have blessed me with. May I finish the race in glory and honor to you.

Scripture Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong,
Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
Leviathan that twisted serpent;
And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.

Observation: Can’t wait for this day, the day the Lord destroys Satan. The world continues to get worse. Sodom and Gomorrah were a worship service compared to what we have done with God’s gift to us. Confusion and chaos seem to be the norm with very little that we can do against it. I’m not sure how much worse it can become; we need our Lord to come back quickly.

Application: I feel helpless, because there is nothing, I can do about what is happening. What I need to do is grow closer to God and give this to Him. I need to ask my Lord what is my part at this time and be obedient and do it.

Prayer: My Lord please come and bring your children home. Open our eyes to what you desire of us and that we will obey. We want to come home.

Scripture Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.

Observation: I trust in you my Lord, but I have my moments when my thoughts are on me and the trouble around me. My thoughts are always wandering and not fixed on You as they should be. The devil knows how to pull my strings and I let him. I’m always asking for peace and I know I can’t have it until I give to Your will completely.

Application: I start each day in prayer and that is where I leave it. I need to bring that prayer with me throughout the day and maintain a focus on God so I can get that peace I so desperately seek.

Prayer: Lord, I believe, help my unbelief. I desire your peace in my life, help me draw closer to you. I love and need you.

Scripture Isaiah 25:4 For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Observation: I’m so focused on my problems, I forget who has gotten me through them in the past and is always there when I need Him. If I take a moment and think of all that the Lord has done for me and how He has always had my back in the worst of times, it gives me hope. So why do I spend so much time away from Him? The devil is powerful, and tries to keep away, but only when I let him.

Application: I have the choice to choose whom I listen to and I need to always choose God. When I feel myself get anxious, I need to stop and pray and tell my Lord How I’m feeling and ask for direction. I believe He is waiting for me to do just that

Prayer: My Lord I’m yours and my time here is coming to an end and the new beginning for me is just around the corner. Help me finish this race in a way that will please and glorify your name.

Scripture Isaiah 24:5The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.

Observation: We are in the situation that we are in because of what we have done. We don’t obey God’s commands and when we don’t feel like obeying them, we change them to suit our desires and not God’s. We’ve had broken God’s covenant and we are paying the price of our disobedience.

Application: It’s time for us to draw closer to God. To read and understand His Word and obey it. I need to be a better example of what God desires of His children. I need to study more and understand my Lord’s will for my life and the purpose I have in Him.

Prayer: Dear Lord I beg for your forgiveness and I ask for your guidance. Open our eyes to you again that we will repent as a nation and seek you with all of our heart. I love you Lord show me how to live this life in a way that will show you how much.

Scripture Isaiah 23:18 Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the LORD; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing.

Observation: All through this chapter it tells how the Lord will deal with this city and all that they saved up for themselves will be destroyed. This is the last verse of this chapter telling how all they set aside for themselves, will end up being the Lord’s people and how our Lord will take care of us as we glorify Him.

Application: I’m not a Californian or even an American citizen, but my citizenship is from my Lord. I’m a child of God and need to act that way. There should be no confusion from the people that God surrounds me with that I’m a Christian and my Lord is my Master.

Prayer: Dear Lord please forgive me when I get lost in the things of this world. Hold me close to you and guide me through this life until I come home to You.