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Devotion 9

Text: Isaiah 43:3-4

GOOD GROUND
Weekly Devotions
# 9

Bible Reading:

3 For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

4 Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.

Isaiah 43:3-4

1. We have a new reading in Isaiah 43:4

a) It is good to read the old and new reading together

b) They wonderfully complement each other

2. How does God regard the people He has redeemed?

a) God considers us as “precious in His sight”

i) This is God’s personal regard for us

ii) How wonderful to read that we are precious in His sight!

b) God wants us to know that He has honoured us!

i) He has called us His children

ii) He knows us by name

iii) He is deeply committed to us as our Redeemer God

iv) How the heart is uplifted by this word of truth

c) God expresses His love for us openly

i) He is not ashamed of us

ii) He declares His love for His children openly

d) These are wonderfully glorious truths to ponder over again and again

3. A profound promise

“Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.”

Isaiah 43:4

a) Israel as a nation had many enemies

b) Powerful and wicked nations have always attacked Israel

c) God gave Israel a mighty promise in this text:

i) He will not abandon His people

ii) If enemies seek to kill His redeemed ones, they would lose their own lives

d) This principle was evidenced in Egypt

i) Egypt enslaved the children of Israel
It paid a high price for having enslaved them

ii) Egypt sent an army to force Israel to return
The mighty chariots and army were utterly destroyed

REJOICE IN THE LORD

Take time to rejoice in the Lord. Always give thanks to Him for His enduring mercy.

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好土
每周灵修
（九）

经文阅读

3“因为我是耶和华你的神，是以色列的圣者，你的救主。我已经使埃及做你的赎价，使古实和西巴代替你。

4 因我看你为宝为尊，又因我爱你，所以我使人代替你，使列邦人替换你的生命。”

《以赛亚书43:3-4》

1. 我们有一段新的经文阅读：《以赛亚书43:4》

a. 一同阅读旧和新的经文是好的

b. 两段经文彼此配合，相得益彰

2. 上帝如何看待祂所救赎的子民？

a. 上帝看我们“为宝为尊”

i. 这是上帝对我们个人的看重。

ii. 读到我们在祂眼中是宝贵的何等美好！

b. 上帝要我们知道，祂已经看重了我们！

i. 祂称我们为祂的儿女

ii. 祂按着我们的名字认识我们

iii. 祂是我们忠诚的救赎主

iv. 这是何等振奋人心的话语

c. 上帝毫不掩饰地向我们表达祂的爱

i. 祂并不以我们为耻

ii. 祂公开宣告祂对儿女的爱

d. 这些都是应反复思想的荣耀真理

3. 一个深远的应许

“所以我使人代替你，使列邦人替换你的生命。”

《以赛亚书43:4》

a. 以色列国曾有许多仇敌

b. 强大而邪恶的列国一直不断攻击以色列

c. 上帝在这段经文中赐给以色列一个伟大的应许：

i. 祂绝不会离弃祂的子民

ii. 若仇敌想要杀害祂所救赎的人，他们反倒会丧失自己的生命

d. 这原则曾在埃及清楚地显明

i. 埃及奴役以色列人，最终为此付上了沉重的代价

ii. 埃及派遣军队追赶以色列，企图逼迫他们返回；然而埃及强大的战车和军兵都全然覆灭了。

当在主里喜乐

要花时间在主里面喜乐，常常因祂长存的慈爱向祂献上感谢。