Excuses, excuses I slept in, I ran out of time or the original excuse, “The woman made me do it”. Excuses are as old as time or at least as long as we’ve been held accountable for our actions. And in today’s sermon text, we hear Ahaz try an excuse on God, “I will not …
“Be careful!” How many times has a loved one said that to you? Probably so many times that it has lost its original intent and become a phrase we half-heartily acknowledge. But when Jesus tells us to “Stay awake” we need to take heed. We can’t brush it off like we did when Mom told …
In the hopelessness of those days, God sent Isaiah with words of good cheer to the Israelites as they were in captivity. It’s important to note the difference of the Mounts and where Isaiah shares the message of God. Sinai is where the Law was given but Zion is where death is destroyed. From verse …