Isaiah 45:5-7
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. 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. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.”
Isaiah 45:5-7 NIV
God Himself declares that there is no other god besides Him. As a matter of fact He ends the matter concerning His Sovereignty with these prophetic and profound words in Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. These things take place not because of anything that we do but because of what God does. In these verses He says: “I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity. I am the Lord, who does all these things.” Notice that the Lord claims responsibility for both the good and the bad that we encounter in life. It is He who destroys and it is He who builds. He especially destroys in us our foolish pride and self-confidence, through which Satan would deceive us into thinking that we have some merit or ability within ourselves that enables us to stand in the presence of the Holy God. Even a casual glance at the Law of God will demolish that false notion. The Lord does this not because He is cruel, but because He is loving. He knows that we will never be receptive to the Good News of forgiveness and salvation through the blood of Jesus as long as we think that we can justify ourselves. And so, as any loving parent, He destroys the attitude within us that would bring about our destruction. But He builds in the place of what He has destroyed. In the Gospel of His Son He replaces our self-righteous attitude with the true righteousness that was accomplished for us in the life and ministry of the Jesus who He sent to redeem us. He replaces our self-justifying attitude with the true justification that He accomplished for us in the perfect life and the innocent suffering and death of the Jesus. He replaces our self-confidence with the sure confidence that is ours only in the slain and risen Christ. And He replaces our inadequate efforts to please Him with the perfectly acceptable works that His Spirit inspires and strengthens in us through the Gospel. This is what motivates us to do the things that glorify the Lord and proclaim His salvation in Christ. We do them not in fear but in gratitude for the things that He has done to redeem us from sin and death and to restore us as His dear children. My friend, there is only One God, and He alone is Sovereign and reigns over all. He alone steers the hearts of the kings and the leaders of this world, they each have a choice to listen to His voice and to do the right thing. Are you praying for our leaders? Remember, one day every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that He is Lord!!!
Father thank You for this day and that You are almighty, unique, and exceptional. There are no other gods besides You. Lord rain down Your abundant blessings from the floodgates of heaven upon my friend and family today. Lord give us the courage to surrender our hearts and minds in faith to You alone, instead of giving in to the ways of the world. Lord may my friend and I be enriched and strengthened in faith that we may go out into the world armed with the whole armor of God, prepared to be able ambassadors of Yours to this list and decaying world. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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