Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"My people shall know My name"
Text: Isaiah 52:6
THE GLORIOUS NAME OF GOD
The name of God is sacred and glorious! The 3rd Commandment focuses on the Name of God and how it must always be given special regard. But the name of the LORD was often blasphemed!
“‘Now therefore, what have I here,'” says the LORD,
‘That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
Make them wail,’ says the LORD,
‘And My name is blasphemed continually every day.
Therefore My people shall know My name;
Therefore they shall know in that day
That I am He who speaks:
‘Behold, it is I.””
Isaiah 52:5-6
1. An appraisal of Israel under captivity.
a) God’s people were regarded as worthless.
b) They were abused and victimised severely.
c) Many were made to wail because of the suffering they had to endure.
2. The name of the LORD.
a) His holy name was being blasphemed continually.
b) His name was despised.
c) His name was mocked by the wicked captors.
3. The LORD’s response.
a) He will cause His people to know His name afresh.
b) Israel will know that the LORD speaks to His people.
c) His people will learn to relate to God better than in the past.
d) God’s name will be sanctified and glorified.
e) God will cause His name to be feared once again!