Thursday, July 26, 2018

I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:1-25
For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow(賜給) on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, So that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'The potter has no hands'?
Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God and there is no other.
By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will blow; by me every tongue will swear.
In the reign of Cyrus. Jerusalem and its Temple will be rebuilt. Verse 9-13: God speaks to his questions. We return to the courtroom at verse 20.
God's love reaches beyond Israel to the world. The New Testament applies verse 23 directly to Christ.
Why?
For the sake of Jacob my servant. God's mercy come upon them. For the sake of Jesus Christ the salvation come upon me, let me can turn to the Lord and be a servant of the Lord.
God is the maker of the world, no one could quarrel with their maker. Obedience and humble before the Lord is way to be free and prosper.
God is the most high in all, so God sworn by himself. God's word stands forever, so God's mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked.
God is the Lord who strength me, bestow on me a title of honor. What can I say? Give honor to the Lord! Praise his holy name everyday.
How?
God is the Lord and there is no other. There is no other way to be saved except turn to the Lord.


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