God promises to send a forerunner to the Messiah, who will prepare the way by cleansing the people as a refiner would use fire or fuller’s soap. Being purified is not an easy task for the refiner or for the person who is being refined. But it offers us a chance to be free of our sins and evil ways and to have room for new and glorious growth in God.
The prophet Joel calls the people to return to the Lord, in the face of uncertainty. We certainly live in a time of uncertainty. ...
We hear in Revelation of a day when God will be among us. Death and sorrow and pain shall be no more and God...
In Isaiah, the people are living in exile. As the people long for their homes and land, Isaiah brings a promise that God will...