In Isaiah’s day, the people had started to treat the worship of God in a very casual way. But God does not want rote worship, rather, He wants our whole heart.

It is amazing to think that when a sinner repents, heaven rejoices. Oh, how that should cause us to rejoice here on earth as well!

What does the Word of God do? It both convicts us and strengthens us to follow the Lord with joy.

One of the greatest problems with the natural man is that his heart is like a stone toward God. But, thankfully, Jesus is able to take out our hearts of stone and give us hearts of flesh through the Holy Spirit!

The Scriptures need to be in our hands and in our hearts continuously. If they aren’t, it doesn’t take long for us to fall off the path.

King Josiah sought the LORD from a young age. He is an example for us and for our children.

Where should we start when we want to evangelize someone? Jesus began with the knowledge of God.

There are many attributes of God which are revealed to us in the Bible. The Bible says God is love but it does not say God is anger. Anger does not come naturally to Him. It must be provoked.

Elijah's prayer brought the fire of God onto the sacrifice and not on the people. This points to the cross where God's judgment was poured out on Jesus, who became the ultimate sacrifice for us.

The claim of the Bible is that God’s Word is true. We can stand on that claim because Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.