Good morning People of God in Christ.
We give glory to God for the gift of another new day, we thank God for the privilege of life and for His unending mercy and grace upon us always. Praise God!
Isaiah Chapter 44 concluded.
Having talked about the Love of God expressed to mankind through Salvation/Redemption figuratively in verses 1-5, Prophet Isaiah went further to speak about one true God that must be worshipped and kicked against idolatry in strong terms.
Let’s read some verses…
Isaiah 44:6-11 TPT
The words of Yahweh, Israel’s true King and Kinsman-Redeemer, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, says: “I am the Beginning and I am the Ending, and I am the only God there is.
[7] Who is like me? Go ahead, stand and speak up. I’ll wait for him to announce it and explain it all to me! Who else has announced from everlasting what is to come? Let him prophesy what is yet to be.
[8] Do not fear nor be shaken! Haven’t I foretold it, announcing it to you ahead of time? You are my witnesses, so tell me, is there any god besides me? There is no other Rock of shelter; I know not one.”
[9] Idol-makers amount to nothing, and the things they treasure can do no one any good. They are witnesses with blind eyes who know nothing; they will be disgraced.
[10] What kind of person would form an idol-god or cast an image with no ability to do any good?
[11] No wonder those who worship them will be put to shame. Their craftsmen are only human beings. Let them all come together and take their stand. They will all be terrified and put to shame!
Then in verse 12 to 17, Isaiah gives a description of how those idols were carved from wood, big trees (cedar) and also from iron. He says those who do such things lack knowledge and will be put to shame.
Exposing the folly and absurdity of idolatry with admirable force and well chosen vocabularies is what Isaiah knows how to do and he did a very good job on that. Read again Isaiah 44:6-20.
In verses 21 to 23, he switches back again to describe God’s future plan for the deliverance of His people and all creation are called upon to worship the only true God.
Prophet Isaiah concludes this Chapter with the assurance of Salvation that God granted His people, emphasising to them that their sins have been washed away…
Isaiah 44:22 TPT
I have swept away your sins like a thick cloud. I have made your guilt to vanish like mist disappearing into thin air. Now come back, come back to me, for I have paid the price for you.”
Apostle Paul also confirms this in his Epistle to the Galatians, Chapter 3:13-14 TPT
- Yet, Christ paid the full price to set us free from the curse of the law. He absorbed it completely as he became a curse in our place. For it is written: “Everyone who is hung upon a tree is doubly cursed.”
- Jesus, our Messiah, was cursed in our place and in so doing, dissolved the curse from our lives, so that all the blessings of Abraham can be poured out upon even non-Jewish believers. And now God gives us the promise of the wonderful Holy Spirit who lives within us when we believe in him.
And finally, verse 28 describes how Cyrus was chosen and used by God for the repatriation of the Jews back to Jerusalem. Some Bible scholars believe that the Jewish representatives in Babylon then presented Cyrus with the scrolls containing Isaiah’s prophecies especially Chapters 44&45 which was written about 150 years before he became king. He read it and was touched/motivated to fulfil that great assignment for God.
The Bible records that he made a decree that the Jews should be allowed to return to their land and that the temple in Jerusalem must be rebuilt. 2Chronicles 36:22-23 and Ezra 1:1-4.
To be continued…Praise God.
Prayers:
By the authority in the name of Jesus:
👉The Lord God will use you to be part of solution providers in your generation, in Jesus name.
👉The wisdom, motivation and all the resources needed to get that divine assignment done, receive them in Jesus name.
👉God of all comforts will continue to comfort everyone on this platform, especially at this challenging period in Jesus name.
Bible readings for today: 1Samuel Chapters 29, 30 & 31 with Proverbs 29:1-14
I call you blessed now and always.
Monday May 25, 2020 (DDMI)
