March 12, 2005

• "I Am"

  Wow... have you read Isaiah 40 - 55 lately??    It's so incredible...

  Here are a few highlights... but go read them in context!

  Isaiah 44:6-8

  6"Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
  'I am the first and I am the last,
  And there is no God besides Me.

  7'Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it;
  Yes, let him recount it to Me in order,
  From the time that I established the ancient nation.
  And let them declare to them the things that are coming
  And the events that are going to take place.

  8'Do not tremble and do not be afraid;
  Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it?
  And you are My witnesses
  Is there any God besides Me,
  Or is there any other Rock?
  I know of none.'"

  Isaiah 41:22-24

  22Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place;
  As for the former events, declare what they were,
  That we may consider them and know their outcome.
  Or announce to us what is coming;

  23Declare the things that are going to come afterward,
  That we may know that you are gods;
  Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.

  24Behold, you are of no account,
  And your work amounts to nothing;
  He who chooses you is an abomination.
  Isaiah 44:24-28

  24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb,
  "I, the LORD, am the maker of all things,
  Stretching out the heavens by Myself
  And spreading out the earth all alone,

  25Causing the omens of boasters to fail,
  Making fools out of diviners,
  Causing wise men to draw back
  And turning their knowledge into foolishness,

  26Confirming the word of His servant
  And performing the purpose of His messengers
  It is I who says of Jerusalem, 'She shall be inhabited!'
  And of the cities of Judah, 'They shall be built.'
  And I will raise up her ruins again.

  27"It is I who says to the depth of the sea, 'Be dried up!'
  And I will make your rivers dry.

  28"It is I who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd!
  And he will perform all My desire '
  And he declares of Jerusalem, 'She will be built,'
  And of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"

  Isaiah 46:9-10

  9"Remember the former things long past,
  For I am God, and there is no other;
  I am God, and there is no one like Me,

  10Declaring the end from the beginning,
  And from ancient times things which have not been done,
  Saying, 'My purpose will be established,
  And I will accomplish all My good pleasure';

  Isaiah 48:3

  3"I declared the former things long ago
  And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them
  Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

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