Daily DEVOTIONAL

Isaiah 44-45: Focus and Fear

September 17, 2024

Isaiah 44-45,  Proverbs 26:17-28,  Luke 23:32-37,  Hebrews 10:1-18 Isaiah 44-45: This section begins with wonderful promises for God’s people—“I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring” (44:3)—in the context of which the instruction to “Fear not” (44:2, 8) makes sense. How often it is that we fear because we do not focus! We fear the…

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