Read: Isaiah 43:14-45:10; Ephesians 2:1-22’ {sa;, 67:1-7; Proverbs 23:29-35
God aways has a remnant of people who are thirsty and hungry for Him and His word. God addresses them and tells them that he hears their cry and will answer them. He addresses the rest of the people who turned from him to worship idols. Have their idols ever said anything to them about the future or the past? Have they ever done anything? Their counsel is false and their deeds don’t amount to anything.
But, God has done amazing things and spoken amazing things! What he promises, he does and he does it in such power and glory. He has raised up leaders and put them down. He promised to lead Israel and raise them up in glory. He tells them to rejoice and sing for joy because the Lord is going to battle their enemies and win. Even though Israel rebelled and turned away from the Lord and he had to punish them, he would one day bring them again to this place and redeem them.
Isaiah was talking to the Jews and Ephesians is talking to the Gentiles. Paul reminds the Gentiles that they are saved by grace through their faith in Jesus. This faith is a gift from God and not something they did to get. Jesus came and made the Jew and Gentile one people by his blood. His blood is our bloodline to the promises he gave to the Jews.
Lord in the midst of all the storms that are all around us, may your peace be our refuge and our hope.
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