Daily Devotions: ECWA Daily Manna for Saturday

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022

TEXT: Isaiah 45:14-25

14. This is what the LORD says: The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will follow you, they will come over in chains; and bow down to you. They will confess to you: God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.

15. Yes, You are a God who hides Himself, God of Israel, Savior.

16. All of them are out to shame, even humiliated; the makers of idols go in humiliation together.

17. Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated for all eternity.

18. For this is what the LORD says- God is the Creator of the heavens. He formed the earth and made it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, [but] formed it to be inhabited- “I am the LORD, and there is no other.

19. I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: seek Me in a wasteland. I, the LORD, speak truthfully; I say what is right.

20. “Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitive of the nations. Those who carry their wooden idols, and pray to a god who cannot save, have no knowledge.

21. Speak up and present [your case]- yes, let them take counsel together. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except Me.

22. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.

23. By Myself I have sworn; Truth has gone from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow to Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

24. It will be said to Me: Only in the LORD is righteousness and strength.” All who are incensed against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

25. All the descendants of Israel will be justified and find glory through the LORD.

(Holmans CS Holy Bible)

TOPIC: ONLY GOD CAN SAVE

Today, people look up to friends, parents, business associates, etc, to help them out of their desperate situations. Psalm 121:1-2 acknowledges that salvation can only come from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Some people trust in horses, some trust in chariots (Psalm 20:7) but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

In today’s world, idols take different forms. An idol is anything that supplants God in people’s lives. This is prohibited in the Ten Commandments of God (Exodus 20:1-6). So, today’s passage calls our attention to the ineffectiveness of idols and the fact that only the Almighty God can deliver/save people (Israel) (vs. 14-16).

In verse 17, God reminds Israel (us), that only He can save and that His salvation is everlasting. God’s salvation is for all nations, tribes and peoples (vs. 21-25).

QUESTION: Are you expecting your salvation to come from your wealth, riches and possessions?

PRAYER: O Lord, help me to always remember that salvation can only come from You and help me to completely depend on You because only You can save, in Christ’s name, Amen.