Where do we find hope in suffering? Isaiah was speaking into a very difficult situation in the history of Judah. He spoke of a King who would come from the…
Isaiah's challenge to Ahaz in a time of great danger is "trust God". How do we handle God's apparent absence? We rely on faith in the fact that Jesus is…
The Children of Israel were led to the desert and modern day Christians face regular difficulties. Exodus asks us to identify with God's purposes. His purpose was that the Egyptiams…
Why do good things happen to bad people or vice-versa? How you die doesn't matter, but whether you repented. If we repent, we are assured of God's forgiveness. Are we…
Suffering is an inevitable part of our lives. We do not know what lies ahead. Where should we place our confidence? Isaiah gives us an answer.
God revealed his love to us in the person of Jesus. Wilfred Owen in Pat Barker's novel Regeneration said: 'I don't think it is possible to call yourself a Christian…
Jesus endured more suffering and pain than we will and will be with us in our suffering. We should view enduring hardship as discipline.