Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Advent 2019 - God With Us | Page 3

Sunday, December 1
Reading: Isaiah 1 (
5 minutes)
Short Reading: Isaiah 1:12-20 (
2 minutes)
Repentance is a key focus throughout Advent, throughout Scripture, and throughout our entire lives.
Repentance is a change of mind about one’s sin worked by God. The Lord sent the prophet Isaiah to
confront the people of Judah about their sin and call them to repent of their sin. How is the people’s
sin described in today’s reading?
The Lord also sent Isaiah to comfort God’s people. Verse 18 shares God’s forgiveness in a vivid way.
How is God’s forgiveness described?
New Testament Connections: Isaiah 1:9 → Romans 9:29
Monday, December 2
Reading: Isaiah 2-3 (
5 minutes)
Short Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 (
<1 minutes)
Isaiah 2:1-5 uses a physical picture to portray the spiritual work of God’s calling, gathering, and
enlightening his church through the promises he fulfilled in Jesus. The mountain and temple in these
verses aren’t talking about a physical location or physical building, but something spiritual – God’s
people who have faith in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:19-21 reminds, “You are…members of God’s
household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus himself as the chief
cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple to the
Lord.”
God’s people have peace through Jesus. How is the peace of believers is described? Also, what threats
of punishment and words of warning for unbelievers does God give in these verses?
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