Quotes About Faith

They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.

They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles.

Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ëMy purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.í

I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.

Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:

I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.

Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.

You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.

who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ëMy idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.í

You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.

You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORDís chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.

Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.

If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.

Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”