Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"You have done wonderful things"
Text: Isaiah 25:1
A PERSONAL RESPONSE FROM ISAIAH
The prophet Isaiah shared his personal response as he pondered God’s word of warning concerning Divine judgment. He understood and appreciated afresh the sovereignty of the LORD.
“O LORD, You are my God.
I will exalt You,
I will praise Your name,
For You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
For You have made a city a ruin,
A fortified city a ruin,
A palace of foreigners to be a city no more;
It will never be rebuilt.
Therefore the strong people will glorify You;
The city of the terrible nations will fear You.”
Isaiah 25:1-3
1. Exalting the LORD.
a) The LORD was Isaiah’s God personally.
b) His response to what God had proclaimed.
i) To exalt the LORD.
ii) To praise His name.
c) Two reasons were highlighted:
i) God had done wonderful things.
ii) God’s counsels are marked by faithfulness and truth.
2. The Sovereign power of the LORD exhibited.
a) A powerful city can be reduced to ruins.
b) A palace of mighty foreign powers can be destroyed.
c) The majestic city that they build can be brought down in desolation and ruin.
3. Consequences of God’s display of Divine power.
a) The “strong people” admit that God’s power is supreme.
b) The “city of the terrible nations” will fear the LORD.
c) These are veiled references:
i) To the mighty Assyrian empire that existed in the days of Isaiah.
ii) To the mightier Babylonians that would destroy the Assyrians.
iii) All would fear the LORD for His supreme Divine power.