Isaiah 45:22-23
“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 bow; by me every tongue will swear.”
Isaiah 45:22-23 NIV
There is nothing more reliable than God’s promises. It is more certain that He will do what He has promised than that the sun will come up tomorrow morning. These verses are a call to turn to God and be saved, it is a calling for us out of God’s love. Not because He owes us something or because He cannot exist without us. This calling is for our benefit and it is God showing us His grace. Even if all we could show Him is unfaithfulness and treachery. God wants to remind us that He is the true God and only through Him we can find our salvation. Through prophet Isaiah, God calls the Israelites to abandon their false gods and their wickedness and to turn to Him so that they will be saved. Just like them, we too are called by God to do the same. Why are we given the law and told not to do things? It is because we are capable of doing those things. God tells us not to steal or not to kill or not to disobey Him because He knows that we can easily do that. When we are still not saved and still not found the true way to our eternal life, we don’t have the choice to do good because we are always wicked. Now that we are in Christ, we are given the power to obey God and to do good. So, God implores us to turn to Him and be saved. He wants us to always remember that He is the only living God so that we might not forget it. Therefore, we should always remember that indeed it is only through God we can find our salvation and only through Him we can be saved. He is the only God and there is no other. We are all saved by grace and not by our own works. Let us abandon our selfish nature, our idols, our wickedness and choose to obey and follow God. We are given power to obey and to delight in Him through the new self, Christ has given us. Thus, we must dwell in His light and not in the darkness. Let us always remember to follow God, turn to Him and seek Him always through His Word. So, today and every day we should take on the mindset of Jesus Christ, Who, being in very nature God, made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant. Today is the day to kneel before Jesus and take on His humility so that we can serve others. Today our plans should align with His will, having our thoughts, words, and deeds cleansed from selfishness and directed by Jesus, our Lord and Savior, to the glory of God the Father!!!
Father thank You for this day that Your invitation to turn to You for salvation remains open today, and that all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved. Lord open the windows of Heaven and pour out Your abundant blessings upon my friend and Family today. Lord thank You for the many that are turning from idol worship to the true and living God even today. Lord we pray that many more would turn to You and be saved by grace through faith in You. Lord use my friend to bless all today with Your love. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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