{"id":13237,"date":"2017-07-23T09:17:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/?p=13237"},"modified":"2017-07-28T16:35:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:35:32","slug":"daily-bible-reading-devotional-isaiah-21-4-john-1244-50-july-23-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2017\/07\/23\/daily-bible-reading-devotional-isaiah-21-4-john-1244-50-july-23-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Isaiah 2:1-4 &#038; John 12:44-50]-July 23, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scripture Reading(s)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u00a0Isaiah 2:1-4<\/h2>\n<p class=\"chapter-1\"><span class=\"text Isa-2-1\">This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-17688\" class=\"text Isa-2-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">2\u00a0<\/sup>In the last days<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Isa-2-2\">the mountain of the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u2019s temple will be established<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-2\">as the highest of the mountains;<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-2-2\">it will be exalted above the hills,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-2\">and all nations will stream to it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"top-05\"><span id=\"en-NIV-17689\" class=\"text Isa-2-3\"><sup class=\"versenum\">3\u00a0<\/sup>Many peoples will come and say,<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\"><span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">\u201cCome, let us go up to the mountain of the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">to the temple of the God of Jacob.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">He will teach us his ways,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">so that we may walk in his paths.\u201d<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">The law will go out from Zion,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-3\">the word of the <span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span> from Jerusalem.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NIV-17690\" class=\"text Isa-2-4\"><sup class=\"versenum\">4\u00a0<\/sup>He will judge between the nations<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-4\">and will settle disputes for many peoples.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-2-4\">They will beat their swords into plowshares<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-4\">and their spears into pruning hooks.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Isa-2-4\">Nation will not take up sword against nation,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Isa-2-4\">nor will they train for war anymore.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>John 12:44-50<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-26625\" class=\"text John-12-44\"><sup class=\"versenum\">44\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus cried out, <span class=\"woj\">\u201cWhoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26626\" class=\"text John-12-45\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">45\u00a0<\/sup>The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26627\" class=\"text John-12-46\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">46\u00a0<\/sup>I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-26628\" class=\"text John-12-47\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">47\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cIf anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26629\" class=\"text John-12-48\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">48\u00a0<\/sup>There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-26630\" class=\"text John-12-49\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">49\u00a0<\/sup>For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"text John-12-50\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">50\u00a0<\/sup>I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reflection(s)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4182\" src=\"http:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Justin-Holmes1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Justin-Holmes1.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Justin-Holmes1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Justin-Holmes1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Justin-Holmes1-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Justin-Holmes1-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The prophet Isaiah spoke of a time when peace would rule the land. The swords would be beaten into plow shares. The spears into pruning hooks. By most accounts this is the same message that Jesus preached when He came.<\/p>\n<p>In John He is quoted saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span id=\"en-NIV-26628\" class=\"text John-12-47\"><span class=\"woj\"><span id=\"en-NIV-26627\" class=\"text John-12-46\">I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-26628\" class=\"text John-12-47\"><span class=\"woj\">For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Need, Jesus&#8217; message is one of joy. Unfortunately, the time of swords being beaten into plowshares has not yet arrived. Our world is filled with violence and calamity. When exactly are we going to see the prophecy of Isaiah finalized?<\/p>\n<p>We will see this message accomplished when Jesus returns for the final judgement.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death&#8217; or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.&#8221; (Revelation 21:4)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We are followers of Jesus who we know to be the savior yet we wait in hope for the day that His promises are fulfilled. While we wait we must be than change that Jesus preached about. We must be the peace and the kindness that Jesus demonstrated.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0[Featured image from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourhuddlesite.com\/?lightbox=dataItem-ire2cojn\">www.ourhuddlesite.com\/<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture Reading(s) \u00a0Isaiah 2:1-4 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2\u00a0In the last days the mountain of the Lord\u2019s temple will be established \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and all nations will stream to it. 3\u00a0Many peoples will come and say, &#8230; <a title=\"Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Isaiah 2:1-4 &#038; John 12:44-50]-July 23, 2017\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2017\/07\/23\/daily-bible-reading-devotional-isaiah-21-4-john-1244-50-july-23-2017\/\" aria-label=\"More on Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Isaiah 2:1-4 &#038; John 12:44-50]-July 23, 2017\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12227,"featured_media":13240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2280],"tags":[35,6110,6111,2410,2286,2346,5551,2344,5552,2284,2281,5550,2285,302,6112],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}