Isaiah 41

March 8, 2022

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Isaiah 41 (NIV)

The Helper of Israel
1“Be silent before me, you islands!
Let the nations renew their strength!
Let them come forward and speak;
let us meet together at the place of judgment.
2“Who has stirred up one from the east,
calling him in righteousness to his service?
He hands nations over to him
and subdues kings before him.
He turns them to dust with his sword,
to windblown chaff with his bow.........Continue Reading

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  1. As I read this chapter, I kept thinking of the confidence and hope (Cit must have given Daniel for his prayer in Chapter 9. The Lord had revealed to Isaiah over a hundred years before that “one from the east” (Cyrus the Great) would be used to deliver His people from Babylon. Daniel would have certainly had his right hand in the hand of God (v13). if only we all could be so wise.
    The Lord is our Redeemer and Deliverer!

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  3. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
    I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
    What confidence we stand in when we stand with God. A God who is ever present, with every resource, and with victory! Still many look to idols and no idol can provide what the one true God can provide. It convicts me to remember when I let small things of life come between my relationship with God how foolish I am!

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  4. Yes we can trust in the plans the Lord has for our lives (and our world) as Isaiah encourages the Jews to do the same. They are precious to Him as are we and He draws us to Him not because of our strength but because of our weakness. How wonderful to know that He is our helper and He comes to take our hands and tell us not to be afraid. For He is the one who brings beauty out of ashes. He makes things grow where they could not grow otherwise. The power of miracle and provision is in His hand. How sad then when His people then and now follow idols. Things that have no capacity for wisdom or knowledge. They are less than nothing because they present themselves as something when they are nothing. Yes God is on the move to even use forces in our world to accomplish His plans and we are wise to incline our hearts and our lives to Him. And then sit back in wonder!

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