Whirlwind of Naught (Isaiah 40:12-24). Who can fathom the Spirit of the LORD?  If you have to prop up your idol it’s no god. The schemes of men are just stubble before the tempest of the LORD.

Flower Consistency (Isaiah 40:1-11). Shout out that the LORD will drive right through our hardships. Shout out that the LORD’s promises will not falter. Our shepherd comes to gather us and carry us in his bosom.

Joyous Crocus (Isaiah 35:1-10). God seeks to strengthen feeble hands and fearful hearts. Rather than speeding down a freeway to despair, God makes a highway to holiness for you where you can be refreshed. (See 2 Tim 1:7)

Living In A Blaze (Isaiah 33:10-22). Who can dwell in the presence of the consuming fire of the LORD? The one who walks with God and stops his eyes and ears from consuming wickedness.

Complacent Trembling (Isaiah 32:9-20). We are warned not take our comfort and affluence for granted. The answer to chaos is living in God’s righteousness. Even though hail flattens everything God’s people will find rest.

Stammering Hearts (Isaiah 32:1-8). The noble have a right relationship with God and others. The honored of God are aimed towards His goodness. They speak truth to nourish those who hunger and thirst for God.

Worthless Saviors (Isaiah 31:1-9). The Lord warns God’s people not to rely on the swift and the strong of this world because they are mere flesh. When we see the LORD will shield and deliver His people we will throw away our idols.

Depends All Deceit (Isaiah 30:8-22). We can be unwilling to listen to God. “Stop confronting us with the Holy One.” Our salvation is found in repentance and the compassion of the LORD.

Dumb Clay (Isaiah 29:11-24). The intelligence of the oh so smart vanishes. Woe to those who rationalize their darkness from God. Still the LORD will redeem the wayward and they will stand in awe. Are you God’s wayward beloved?

The Strange Work (Isaiah 28:9-21). God is trying to teach us grace but we dismiss it as control. Because we make a bargain with death God rises up to carry out his alien and strange work of the Incarnation.