Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Return to Me, for I have redeemed you"
Text: Isaiah 44:22
RETURNING TO THE LORD
Another call to Israel was issued by the LORD. God continued to offer grace and mercy that would cover all their sins and transgression!
“‘Remember these, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me!
I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.’
Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
And glorified Himself in Israel.”
Isaiah 44:21-23
1. Remembering what God had said.
a) That Israel was formed by God.
b) That Israel was His servant.
c) That the nation would never be forgotten by the LORD.
2. The sins and transgressions of Israel.
a) God would blot out their many sins and transgressions.
b) God has redeemed them.
c) All Israel needed to do was to return to God:
i) Humbly
ii) Sincerely
3. The Redemption that God had planned for Israel.
a) God has done it!
b) This is great cause for rejoicing.
i) The heavens themselves would rejoice.
ii) The lower parts of the earth may rejoice.
iii) The high mountains may break forth into singing.
iv) All the trees in the forest may join in the happy song of redemption.
c) In God’s redemption of Israel.
i) God has glorified Himself.
ii) His redemptive plan would display His great glory.
iii) Few things would reflect His glory as Redemption does.