Bible in a Year… Day 12 (Isaiah 7-11)

It’s Thursday, so that means we’re back in prophecy again… Isaiah 7-11.

Today’s thoughts:

Isaiah 9:2 (NIV)
²The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
    on those living in the land of the shadow of death
    a light has dawned.

Jesus is the light Isaiah describes… is He your light? Has the dawn that comes through faith in Him changed you, or are you still walking in darkness?

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
⁶For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
    And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 11:1-5 (NIV)
¹A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.

²The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him â€”
    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of power,
    the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD –

³and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.
    He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;

⁴but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
    with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
    He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
    with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

⁵Righteousness will be his belt
    and faithfulness the sash around his waist.