Isaiah 46- Sovereign God

 

Who can say with confidence that everything they plan will be accomplished?  Only a Sovereign God…this chapter God is declaring exactly that.  He alone is unchanging, only He can bring about every purpose and singularly God can grant salvation.

How can we read Scripture and then have a small view of God?  He desires that we know Him, see Him accurately and fear Him.  He is not small, insignificant and silent like all the other tiny man made gods that we create in our imagination.  Lord, help me to live in light of Your glory!

Isaiah 45- Only God

 

10 times in this chapter alone God declares that He is the only God…it seems like that is something that doesn’t need to be said, but then I look at my own life and the culture around me…we so easily turn to entertainment, food, financial stability or our heath as the critical things that stabilize us.  They are the indicators of happiness for us…in other words, we have made those things gods…

Lord, help me to look only to You for contentment and trust You only for protection!

Isaiah 44- Blessed by God

 

The blessings we experience from God are too many to count, but this passage repeatedly reminds that we were chosen by Him, forgiven, provided for and intimately woven together by Jesus.  We are not wondering in the world dependent on our own ability…rather we were created for a purpose and blessed in millions of ways to accomplish His plan for us.

Isaiah 43- For HIS Sake

 

Over and over in this passage God declares that He has chosen, called, gathered or formed us.  He calls us his own, removes our sin and saves us…for HIS own sake.  This is just another passage littered with evidence that He loves us unconditionally, calls us and saves us because of who He is and if those are His motives, we can’t change that no matter what we do.

Lord, help me to live ever more devoted and surrendered to You because of Your incredible character…not any weaker reason like fear or efforts to prove my love.  Let me be as purely motivated by agape love as You are!!!

Isaiah 41- Completed Mission

 

What a powerful God who does all the work for us…

Isaiah 41- Gods Character

 

God encouraging His people in this section is declaring His character over and over.  Not just His character, but also how He has interacted with His people in the past…this also demonstrates how He interacts with you and I!

Lord help me to live out the reality that I am chosen, called and strengthened by You; that you are with me, are actively helping me and I don’t need to fear; that I am not rejected, forsaken or alone…but I am pursued and protected by the very hand of God!

Isaiah 40- Waiting for God

 

Why is Gods timing so much different than what I desire?  Isaiah suggests that He wants us to act on His strength not our own…He wants us to trust His plan, not be fixated with our own controlling efforts…He wants us to have a Birds Eye perspective rather than be stuck in the trees…He wants us to have Faith in Him.

Lord, help me to trust your timing, plan and ability!  We both know my plans are weak and failing…