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Day 11

Devotion 11

Text: Isaiah 43:5-7

GOOD GROUND
Weekly Devotions
# 11

Bible Reading:

5 Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And gather you from the west;

6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 Everyone who is called by My name,
Whom I have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

Isaiah 43:5-7

1. We have a repeat reading in Isaiah 43:5

a) This Repeat Reading offers us a “connection” to the other two verses
b) The context is that of God gathering the scattered children of Israel back to their Promised Land

2. From all four points of earth, God will regather the children of Israel

a) From the East
“I will bring your descendants from the East”
Isaiah 43:5
b) From the West
“And gather you from the West”
Isaiah 43:5
c) From the North
“I will say to the North”
Isaiah 43:6
d) From the South
“And to the South, ‘Do not keep them back”
Isaiah 43:6

3. A new creation by God

a) This was a great Divine Plan revealed
b) God explains this Plan of Regathering the scattered children of Israel

4. A special divine Proclamation

a) He has called each person by name
b) He has created all who are His
c) The word “formed” suggests that God has especially designed the vessels
d) All have been created to display the magnificent glory of God

HOW MAY WE RESPOND MEANINGFULLY?

1. Overcome Unbelief

a) It is hard for some to believe in a Divine Plan
b) Many have seen war and the terrible ravages of war
c) Overcome negative influences by exercising a strong faith

2. Cultivate a Victorious Outlook

a) An outlook based on Faith in God
b) May this Outlook enable us to live triumphantly

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好土
每周灵修
(十一)

经文阅读

5 不要害怕,因我与你同在。我必领你的后裔从东方来,又从西方招聚你。

6 我要对北方说‘交出来!’,对南方说‘不要拘留!’,将我的众子从远方带来,将我的众女从地极领回,

7 就是凡称为我名下的人,是我为自己的荣耀创造的,是我所做成、所造做的。”

《以赛亚书43:5-7》

1. 我们再次阅读《以赛亚书43:5》

a. 重读会将前两段经文紧密联系起来
b. 这经文的背景是上帝把分散各地的以色列人重新招聚并带回应许之地

2. 上帝神要从地的四方招聚以色列人

a. 从东方
“我必领你的后裔从东方来”
《以赛亚书43:5》
b. 从西方
“又从西方招聚你”
《以赛亚书43:5》
c. 从北方
“我要对北方说‘交出来!’”
《以赛亚书43:6》
d. 从南方
“对南方说‘不要拘留!’”
《以赛亚书43:6》

3. 上帝的新创造

a. 这是上帝显明的伟大神圣计划
b. 上帝说明祂要把分散各地的以色列人招聚的计划

4. 特别的神圣宣告

a. 祂按着每一个人的名字呼召他们
b. 凡属祂的人,都是祂所创造的
c. “做成”这词表明上帝特别塑造的器皿
d. 他们都是为彰显上帝美妙的荣耀而被造

我们应当如何有意义地反应?

1. 克服不信

a. 有些人挣扎相信神圣计划的存在
b. 许多人经历过战争,也目睹了战争所带来的巨大破坏
c. 我们要实践坚定的信心胜过消极的影响

2. 培养得胜的人生观

a. 建立以信靠上帝为基础的人生观
b. 愿这人生观使我们活出凯旋的生命