"Our Sovereign God" May 14 Readings: Isaiah 23-27

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Reading the Bible Chronologically in 2026

This year, we will read the Bible chronologically, as it happened, instead of simply reading from Genesis to Revelation. The Old Testament is approximately 3/4 of the Bible, but we will give more emphasis to the New Testament, spending half the year in the Old Testament and half in the New. 

Bible Readings: Isaiah 23-27

In Bible Gateway, we will link to the NIV this year, though you can choose any version you prefer. 

Background:  

These readings are cosmic - big issues - God's glorious judgment and his amazing power for his people.

Daily Devotional: Our Sovereign God

God is mighty and powerful, sovereign over the world - but not everyone experiences that sovereignty in the same way. In Isaiah 23 and 24, we read that God's judgment falls on Tyre and then on the entire world. He strips bare the earth and makes it desolate in Isaiah 24:1. Those who ignore his warnings against sin will one day meet the horrible power of God's wrath.

And that pretty much describes everyone these days, doesn't it? We have created a world in which God doesn't judge sin, and the worst of sins is to say that he does. You live as you please - "you do you." No one should judge you or question your choices and dare to say that any choice you make is okay.

The Bible says that we live one life and then give account to God. When the time is right, he will judge the living and the dead. They say that the only two things you can't avoid are death and taxes. There is one thing much more certain than either of those - the eventual judgment of God over this earth. The sovereign God judges.

In chapter 25, that same God uses his mighty power to save. According to verse 1, he accomplishes wonders according to plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. He saves his people by fighting mighty battles against their foes.
In that day the people will proclaim,
“This is our God!
We trusted in him, and he saved us!
This is the Lord, in whom we trusted.
Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!” Isaiah 25:9
Our sovereign God judges sin and saves his people. This world marches on like mankind is in charge, but there is a God to whom we answer, and we can either fight him to our loss or serve him to his glory and our gain.

We praise you, Father, for being a God in charge. Though this world rages and fights

 

Consider God's Word:


Do you live in obedience to the God of heaven - for his glory?
When the world seems to be flying apart, remember that God is in control.

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