QT 31 Aug 15, Isa 34:16a, The evidence for faith is a faithful God clearly revealed in the bible

Isa 34:16a (ESV) Seek and read from the book of the Lord …

NOTE: So, I have taken this verse slightly out of context. The prophecy concerns the region of Edom and Bozrah which will be completed destroyed. Since this is the safe place for the Jews during the last half of the tribulation, I can only infer that this refers to the very end days when Jesus returns to earth to rescue his people from the Antichrist's attack. In which case, I guess, the people will flee and the whole area will be destroyed, especially the Antichrist's army. An army that extends back and will form a wave of blood 200 miles long. But that is not the point I wish to make here. The point is that this prophecy is based upon both previous prophecies and God's faithfulness to his word. In other words, if you don't believe, just seek and read, and see how God has fulfilled his word time and again. Belief in God is not a blind step of faith, although it is a step of faith, but it is based upon verifiable evidence. Now, the world twists the bible to try to disprove this latter point, but an honest search of the evidence makes it clear that our faith is based upon a faithful God.

QT 17 Aug 15, Isa 33:7-10, It will get even worst, first

Isa 33:7-10 (ESV)

7 Behold, their heroes cry in the streets;

 the envoys of peace weep bitterly.

8  The highways lie waste;

the traveler ceases.

 Covenants are broken;

cities are despised;

there is no regard for man.

9  The land mourns and languishes;

Lebanon is confounded and withers away;

Sharon is like a desert,

and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

10  "Now I will arise," says the Lord,

"now I will lift myself up;

now I will be exalted.

NOTE: So, the bad news is, that it gets much worse before it will ever get better. That does not mean that we don't try to heal the hurts of our land or change the laws. Ultimately, only changed hearts matter, and even that is not enough to stem the flood of evil that consumes this world. God had promised to arise and he will make himself known to the whole world. There will weeping and gnashing of teeth at the revealing of the truth. Men will be so angry because they can no longer be gods. Men will be punished and sent to eternal judgment for their failure to believe. There will be no excuses. No arguments will succeed against God, no matter how clever they might sound now. God will destroy foolish arguments. He already has with the visit of Jesus Christ, but men refuse to consider the evidence that Jesus Christ's life provides. We have no excuse. God has made himself known and plain. The fact that men chose to believe a lie is not an excuse (as Paul makes clear in Romans 1). The day is coming and it is not far now.

QT 13 Aug 15, Isa 32:8, Seek Noble Things

Isa 32:8 (ESV) But he who is noble plans noble things,

and on noble things he stands.

NOTE: This verse is set in contrast to the fool and the ungodly, who plan wickedly and deliver things that do not satisfy or quench. They are evil because they prevent the truth from going forth. The noble man is good and true. He plans things that achieve a good and true purpose. He stands upon the things that are good and true. The word of God is good and true and its foundation is strong. It satisfies and quenches those who thirst for truth. It opens up our mind. It helps us to escape the lies of the worldview that is all around us, because we see what is true and what is not. We need to continue to saturate ourselves in truth, in the word of God, for that is a noble undertaking.