Isaiah 56:1-8

I love that I'm reading from the book of Isaiah today - on my son Isaiah's 3rd birthday! :)

Sorry about this week. Parent-Teacher Conferences days always throw me off. If you're ever wondering what I'm reading, just go to http://www.lcms.org and scroll down. The daily reading is just under the daily devotion on the left-hand side. (The daily devotion is also a good read.)

- becky

Isaiah 58:1-14

Isaiah 58:1-14

A lesson in humbling ourselves - this is a good one to read every now and then.

When we do good things, we should do them because they are good things to do. The moment we seek out praise or reward for what we do, it completely invalidates doing something for good.

- becky

Isaiah 5:1-30

Isaiah 5:1-30

Isaiah 3:1-26

I always feel so refreshed after church on Sunday morning. It's tough to have to wake up to an alarm clock's buzzer on Sunday, but it's worth it. Isaiah and Mallory did SO WELL in church this morning. We ventured up a little closer to the front, and that really has seemed to help us. There is more for them to see, and my kids are nosy - haha.

Tim had the sermon this morning. He talked about how important it is for one's Bible to be an open book in their home, not just a book on a shelf. I'm proud to say that the Bible is a book that is opened every day in our home. :) I've really done well in sticking to the habit. So have you, if you're following along with me. Good job!

Pastor Koeller's Sunday School class was about Bible geography. He began his class by talking about how often people who try to predict the future are wrong. Only in the Bible has everything that was foretold been proven true.

Isaiah 3:1-26

The book of Isaiah tells us a lot about Jesus coming back on Judgment Day. This book reminds me of how important it is to have God FIRST in my life. Everything good that I have - and I am very blessed with a beautiful family - is a gift to me from God. It would be incredibly selfish of me not to be grateful to Him.

- becky

Isaiah 2:1-22

Isaiah 2:1-22

Isaiah 1:1-31

Isaiah 1:1-31

The book of Isaiah starts out rather powerful, in my opinion.

v 18-20 It's simple. Obey the Lord, and your sins will be forgiven. Don't and eternity will not be pleasant.

God's Word is very clear. I will admit that it takes a lot for my brain to think this early in the morning sometimes, but there is an advantage to reading early - I can mull the reading over all day long.

I don't worry for myself, but there are some that I worry about. How do I reach those who don't abide by God's law? Why is sometimes so hard to encourage others around us to live in the Lord? How do we overcome that? I have lots of questions this morning. Leave a comment in you want - how do you encourage those around you, especially those who don't believe or understand?

- becky