ISAIAH 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God.

TO PONDER:

“What will it take?” It was the question of a husband to his wife, throwing his hands in the air as they sat opposite me. “What will it take to prove to you that I genuinely love you?” 

In Isaiah 45, you can hear God asking, “What will it take?” “What will it take to prove that I love you; for you to confess that I am the Lord? The Creation of the world? Dividing the Red Sea so you can walk through and be free from slavery? Giving power to an evil king like Cyrus to enact my plans for your deliverance?”

From Genesis to Revelation, it’s clear there is no other God who acts for the sake of a world he loves and a people he will never abandon or forget. There is no other deliverer or way out of exile. Only God is able to orchestrate and weave a plan to rescue people so they can truly live with him now and forever.  So what more will it take to convince the world that he is God alone? What more will it take for you to believe and live as one who is deeply loved? He’s given his own Son who died and has risen for you. Is that enough?

PRAYER

Lord God, you are God alone.  Thank you for revealing the extent of your love for me.  May my lips and life proclaim the truth of that love.  Amen.