Saturday, July 23, 2016

Sat.’s Devo - Our King

Read: Isaiah 44:6-48:11
Our first verse tells us how God is addressing himself to his people. He is Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He challenges their gods and idols they have trusted in. He was the first and the last, there is no other God but him, period. He speaks of the stupidity and ignorance of the whole idea of making an idol from your own hand and expecting it to be supernatural.
God is their king and he is always calling them back to him. He is their Redeemer and Creator and when it is time he will command Jerusalem to be rebuilt and the temple restored. He spoke to the King of Persia and made him a shepherd to Israel. If you can remember in Daniel, Belshazzar had a banquet and saw words on the wall. When Daniel interpreted it, it meant that the Persians would take the kingdom because of Belshazzar’s evil ways. It happened that very night. Babylon fell to Cyrus, King of Persia. Cyrus granted freedom to the Jews and sent money with Ezra back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Cyrus was a king bent on world domination, yet God used him as a shepherd to his people. God promised to give his people treasures hidden in the darkness - secret riches.
This is a great reminder to us. God can put the most ruthless person in authority and give his people favor in their eyes and we can prosper in a seemingly difficult era. So, don’t write off the future of our nation. God is still the one who tells us the future and gives us secret riches. God is still our King and he is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Lord, we lift our heads and worship you. You are our King! Let us put down all the works of our hands and totally trust in Your hand.

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