Highlighted Verses and my thoughts:
"Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? You are my witnesses -- is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock -- not one!" Isaiah 44:8
Here it is -- our purpose, proclaimed by God: be witnesses. That is why we are here...in a nutshell.
"I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don't even know me, so all the world from east to west will know there is no other God. I am the Lord, and there is no other." Isaiah 45:5-6
"'I am the Lord,' he says, 'and there is no other.'" Isaiah 45:18b
"For there is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior." Isaiah 45:21b
"Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me." Isaiah 46:9
These chapters seem to have a repetitive theme. God wants us to know that he is the one and only true God. How sad is it, though, that even today we still need to be reminded of this?
"You say, 'I am the only one, and there is no other.'" Isaiah 47:8b
"...and you said,'I am the only one, and there is no other.'" Isaiah 47:10b
And then here, of all things, the people take on being their own god, saying that they are the only one...taking the word of God for themselves. This reminds me of so many of the new age teachings that we have the power within ourselves to do anything. Not.
My response to God: Lord, forgive me for looking to myself for the answers instead of to you --- the creator of light and darkness, the rivers and the seas, the mountains and the valleys. Help me to remember that my purpose is to be a witness of you to everyone that I meet.
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