Category Archives: Isaiah

I’ve Got Something to Trade

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Jody Neufeld

“Those whose lives have had the deepest spiritual impact in the world are those who have suffered. In God’s mysterious providence, the Cross and the crown, suffering and glory, are linked.” – Elisabeth Elliot from The Path of Loneliness Therefore … Continue reading →

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THAT is Why

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jody Neufeld

Lectionary texts: Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When … Continue reading →

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Real Comfort – Even at Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins. Listen! It’s the voice … Continue reading →

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Immanuel: God with Me

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.    Isaiah 7:14 (HCSB) We are in the Advent season. Three weeks from Sunday will be Christmas Day when we, … Continue reading →

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Every Day with My LORD

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

LORD God All-Powerful, make us strong again! Smile on us and save us.     Psalm 80:19 (CEV) God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his … Continue reading →

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God’s Temple

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

[reprinted with permission from Daily Devotions of Ordinary People-Extraordinary God – Jody Neufeld Energion Publications, 2004.] How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.    Psalm 84:1 (NLT) When I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, the … Continue reading →

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Whom Do You Fear?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who is working in … Continue reading →

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True Repentance

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up,but they have rebelled against Me… Stop bringing useless offerings. I despise [your] incense. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

I greatly rejoice in the LORD, I exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a turban and as a bride adorns … Continue reading →

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Tornadoes, Wildfires, and…what next?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap [their] hands. Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will … Continue reading →

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