Author: cackywalker@yahoo.com

“Later, the Lord sent this message to King Ahaz: ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want – as high as heaven or as deep at the place of the dead.’

But the king refused, ‘No’, he said, ‘I will not test the Lord like that.’

Then Isaiah said,’Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? Alright then, the Lord, Himself will give you a sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and call Him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey. For before the child is that old, the lands of the to kings you fear so much will both be deserted.'” (vv. 10-16, NLT)

“It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and bathe train of His robe filled the Temple. Attending Him were mighty seraphim, eating having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other,

‘Holy, holy, holy, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with HIs glory!’

Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.

Then I said, ‘It is over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I livelong a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.’

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, ‘See this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.’

Then I heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?’

I said, ‘Here I am. Send me.’

And He said, ‘Yes, go and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but to not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing. Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. The way, they will not see with their eyers, nor hear with their ears, nor understand whit their hearts and turn to Me for healing.'” (vv. 1-10)

“This is a vision the Isaiah, son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all 0 the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hill, and people from all over the wold will stream there to worship.

People from many nations will come and say, ‘Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.’ For the Lord’s teaching will you out from Zion; His word will go out from Jerusalem.

The Lord will meditate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, no train for war anymore.”
(vv. 1-4, NLT)

“Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of My sight. Give up your evil ways. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.

‘Come now, let’s settle this,’ says the Lord. ‘Thought your sins are like scarlet, I will make them whiter than show. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. If you will only obey Me, you will have plenty to eat. But if you turn away and refuse to listen, your will be devoured by the sword of your enemies. I, the Lord, have spoken!'” (vv. 16-20)

“Don’t let the excitement of your youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor Him in your youth before you grow old and say, ‘Life is not pleasant anymore.’ Remember Him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. Remember him before your legs – the guards of your house, part to tremble and before your shoulders -the strong men – stoop. Remember Him before your teeth – your few remaining servants -stop grinding; before your eyes – the women looking through the windows seem dimly.” (vv. 1-3)

“Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed and the spring at the pulley is broken at the well. For then the dust will return to earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.” (vv. 6-7)

“That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey His commands, for this is everyone’s duty. God will judge us for everything we do, whether good or bad.” (v.13)

(Ecclesiastes 11:7-10, NLT)

Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

When people live be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Every still to come is meaningless.

Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give account to God for everything you do. So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.”

“And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they are wicked, and wicked people are often treated as thought they were good. This is so meaningless!

So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience so happiness along with all the hard work God give them under the sun.

In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night. I realized that no on can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim.” (vv. 14-17)

“Finishing is better than starting. Patient is better than pride.

Control your temper, for anger labels you as a fool.

Don’t long for the ‘good old days.’ This is not wise.” (vv. 8-10)

“Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what He has made crooked?

Enjoy prosperity while you can, be when hard times strike, realized that both come from God.

Remember that nothing is certain in life.” (vv. 13-14)

“Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.” (v. 20)

“Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless – like chasing the wind.

Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.

The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days will be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth when we are gone?” (vv. 9-12)

“When you make a promise to God, do’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure fools. Keep all the promises you make to Him. It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it. Don’t let your mouth make you sin.” (vv. 4-5)

“Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness ! The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth – except perhaps to what it slip through your fingers!” (vv. 10-11)

“Even so, I hav noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat and drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the shot life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life. And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life – this is indeed a gift from God. God keeps such people so busy enjoying life that they take no time to brood over the past.” (vv. 18-20)