Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"There is none besides Me"
Text: Isaiah 45:6
THE ONE AND ONLY GOD
Ancient Israel had foolishly turned away from the LORD and had worshipped idols of their own making. Again and again, the LORD sought to instruct Israel to turn away from idolatrous worship and to return to Him.
“‘That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the LORD, and there is no other;
I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and create calamity;
I, the LORD, do all these things.’
‘Rain down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the LORD, have created it.'”
Isaiah 45:6-8
1. God’s declaration of Himself.
a) There is no other who may be rightly called “God”.
b) He is the LORD and no one else can be compared to Him.
c) This truth must be proclaimed from morning to set of sun.
2. The LORD in His supreme role.
a) As the Creator.
i) He creates Light and Darkness.
ii) He creates Peace and Calamity.
b) Only the LORD.
i) Only God can speak in this manner.
ii) He is truly the Beginning and the End.
3. God’s Prerogative as Creator.
a) He can cause the rain to fall from the heavens.
b) He can cause righteousness to fall as the rain.
c) He can cause the earth to receive salvation.
d) He can cause the earth to yield the fruit of righteousness.
e) Only the LORD can speak of doing all these things.