Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Everyone who is called by My name"
Text: Isaiah 43:7
A DIVINE COMMAND
Israel had seen war many times. Prisoners of war were often sent into exile. Many had the traumatic and sad experience of living as an exiled person in a foreign country.
“Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And gather you from the west;
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—
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. Exiled from Israel.
a) They were exiled into the four corners of the earth.
b) Israel’s diaspora was found in the North, South, East and West.
b) Being so far from their homeland, many felt that they were at “the ends of the earth”.
2. A Divine Word from God.
a) God’s word to Israel was one of comfort.
b) He promised to bring Israel back to their homeland.
c) He also promised that He would be with them, and thus, they need not fear.
3. A Command to all the Captors.
a) “Give them up”
b) “Do not keep them back”
c) “Bring My sons from afar”
d) “And My daughters from the ends of the earth”
4. Created and Called.
a) God had every right to issue these commands.
b) He is the Creator.
c) He created Israel for His glory.
d) Everyone who is called by God’s name.
i) He has specially created and formed.
ii) He is to bring glory to God’s name.