Daily Devotions from Firmly Rooted (archive of 975 devotions). Browse by book, series, or season, or search below.
“When the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.” — Isaiah 14:1 (NASB95) God’s grace, at times, is deeper than I can understand or imagine. As I read the verse above I try to put…
“They are coming from a far country, from the farthest horizons, the Lord and His instruments of indignation, to destroy the whole land.” — Isaiah 13:5 (NASB95) So, have you ever walked through portions of your life wanting to know who is in control anyway? We hear politicians tell us that if we vote for them…
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” — Isaiah 12:2 (NASB95) As one looks at all the religions in the world, Christianity stands unique in its teaching that God is the cause of people’s salvation. Nearly all other…
“And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, and He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor make a decision by what His ears hear.” — Isaiah 11:3 (NASB95) Yet another Messianic prophecy. The book of Isaiah has many of them. Some, like Isaiah 53, would lead you to think that he was…
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne…
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.” — Isaiah 9:2 (NASB95) The very popular hymn “Amazing Grace” has this line, “I was blind, but now I see.” You and I are believers in Jesus today not because we are…
“’Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.’ But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!’ Then he said, ‘Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will…
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” — Isaiah 6:8 (NASB95) “Lord, somebody has to tell them. Somebody has to explain to them how You feel and what is soon to come. Lord, the one thing…
“In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one…
“O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray and confuse the direction of your paths.” — Isaiah 3:12 (NASB95) Since the time of the Civil War our country has never been as polarized as it is today. Ideologically, spiritually, and politically we are all over the map. It is tough to find any points…