Daily D – Isaiah 48:17-18

by David Bowman | May 3, 2025 | Daily D | 0 comments

Isaiah 48:17, 18
This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the LORD your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.
Oh, that you had listened to my commands!
Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river
and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.” (NLT)

—

An interesting young woman told me yesterday about the book reviews she provides on Tik Tok. She has fifty thousand followers who listen to her insights and recommendations. We discussed some of our favorite authors and series.

I recommended two books I love. One is Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. This is simply one of the most beautiful novels ever written. Another book I frequently recommend is Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead. I think I have read this one three times so far. I will read it again with delight.

Have you ever longed for a better life? For peace like a river? For a place of grace with people who bear the marks of God’s grace? God tells us here how to experience this kind of life. The timeless principle, the never-ending truth, is this: Obedience to God’s commands flowing from a deep and abiding relationship with him provides peace and righteousness.

Alignment with God’s standards and attunement with his heart unlock the treasures of his grace, mercy, and kindness. Deeply satisfying lives proceed from knowing the heart and mind of God in sincere application and not merely knowing them as rules and regulations.

Keeping endless rules in conscious awareness is a good pathway toward irritability and distraction. Living in the overflow of God’s goodness with a heart and mind fixed on his nature and provision shifts our perspective, reflects God’s radiance, and brings satisfaction to our souls.

Our Savior and King teaches us what is good for us. He leads us along the paths we should follow. In this generosity is found peace and righteousness declaring that eternity is in session here in the daily details of ordinary lives shaped into extraordinary testimonies of God’s handiwork.

—

I will learn what is good for me from God and follow the pathway he has laid out for me.

—

Our Father, teach me what is good. Empower me to live in your overflowing goodness. Enrich my life with your peace. Give me the right kind of right living that helps others see how good you are. Amen.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

CONNECT WITH ME!

Interested in learning more about Church Unique or Life Younique? Send a note through the Get In Touch box or Message me through the Facebook link above.

GET IN TOUCH!

READ MY BLOG!

Daily D – Luke 1:76-79

Luke 1:76-79 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.
(NIV)

Daily D – John 20:24-28

John 20:24-28 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Daily D – John 18:10-11

John 18:10, 11 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

Daily D – John 13:3-5

John 13:3-5 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

Daily D – John 11:6

John 11:6 “So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, . . .”