Read Isaiah 2 

Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you through these words. 

Two verses really stood out to me- verse 6 and verse 22.  

Where have you felt abandoned in your life- perhaps in the past or in this present season? 

In what ways can you see that you have abandoned the Lord? 

In what areas of your life are you “trusting in humans” instead of trusting in the Lord? 

What do you hear the Holy Spirit saying to you today? 

Read Isaiah 1 

Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you through His word. 

(Remember to check out the commentary listed previously if parts are confusing.) 

Why is God angry from what you read in this chapter? (List out His grievances.) 

Phrases like “I will turn my hand against you (vs. 25), “you will be ashamed because… (vs. 29), and “woe to the sinful nation…they have forsaken the Lord (vs. 4), show a depth of emotion from God that can make us uncomfortable.  

How do you feel reading this chapter? What is it stirring up in you? 

Spend some time talking to the Lord about how you are feeling. 

Our sermon series this month is entitled “God Who Comes to Us”. We will, in our devotional time, work through excerpts from the book of Isaiah. 

• We will see God judging His people and mourn that He has to judge. 
• We will see Him promise a future for them. 
• We will see his compassion. 
• And, we will see how we live in the now and the not yet. 

Watch this video from the Bible Project:

• (1) Book of Isaiah Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) – YouTube

It covers chapters 1-39 with an awesome overview!  

We will watch the overview of the end of Isaiah later, but the first few weeks we will be in this beginning section.  

Basically, Isaiah is sent by God to warn the people of impending judgement, first by the nation of Assyria, and then by the Babylonians. The chapters cycle back and forth between warning, explanation of their sins, the coming judgement, and the hope of a promised Messiah. 

As we work through Isaiah this month, there may be verses and chapters that are just downright confusing. Bible Gateway has a great commentary to help with those. The link is: 

Isaiah – Matthew Henry’s Commentary – Bible Gateway

Catch up any days that you missed! 

Read Philemon 

Write out one sentence that explains what Paul is saying  in this book: 

Read Colossians chapter 4 

Write out one sentence that explains what Paul is saying in this chapter

Read Colossians chapter 3 

• Write out one sentence that explains what Paul is saying in this chapter