Our Today Daily Manna ECWA Food for the Day Devotions

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2022

TEXT: Isaiah 44:1-8

1. “But for now, dear servant Jacob, listen – yes, you, Israel, my personal choice.

2. God who made you has something to say to you; the God who formed you in the womb wants to help you. Don’t be afraid, dear servant Jacob, Jeshurun, the one I chose.

3. For I will pour water on the thirsty ground and send streams coursing through the parched earth. I will pour my Spirit into your descendants and my blessing on your children.

4. They shall sprout like grass on the prairie, like willows alongside creeks.

5. This one will say, ‘I’m God’s,’ and another will go by the name Jacob; That one will write on his hand ‘God’s property’ – and be proud to be called Israel.”

6. God, King of Israel, your Redeemer, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, says: “I’m first, I’m last, and everything in between. I’m the only God there is.

7. Who compares with me? Speak up. See if you measure up. From the beginning, who else has always announced what’s coming? So what is coming next? Anybody want to venture a try?

8. Don’t be afraid, and don’t worry: Haven’t I always kept you informed, told you what was going on? You’re my eyewitnesses: Have you ever come across a God, a real God, other than me? There’s no Rock like me that I know of.” Lover of Emptiness.

(The Message Translation Holy Bible)

TOPIC: CHOSEN AND CREATED

The story is told of a girl whose mother visited her in a Nigerian university. Because the mother did not dress gorgeously, the girl chose to introduce her as her aunty. There are many people who are also not confident about the way God created them.

Some try to change their color, sex, etc. But Prophet Isaiah reveals to us that God specially chose and created man (you). God deliberately decided to bring forth man out of nothing (clay) and breathed life into him (cf. Genesis 2:7). The prophet states that man must understand that he did not choose to create himself. In fact, it is God that decides the family to be born into and the nation or race to belong to.

Isaiah reminds us that God chose and created the person from the worm. Therefore, there is no need to be ashamed of your color, race, person, etc. Rather, you should be delighted that you have a relationship with God who is the first and the last and cannot be compared to any other god (vs. 6-8).

QUESTION: Do you think that God made a mistake by making you belong to your present family, race and nation?

PRAYER: Dear Lord, forgive me for not appreciating Your work in my life and help me to understand that creating me was not a mistake. May I continue to know that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, in Christ’s name, Amen.