Isaiah 43:5-9 – The Only Saviour of the World
Again in verse 5 we see God saying, ‘Fear not.’ God is constantly saying, ‘Fear not.’ In all that God has spoken, in all the things that he has brought to pass, He remains in control. He is bringing about His eternal, His holy, and His unchangeable plans to bless those whom He has taken to Himself in the Covenant of Grace. He has given all into the hands of His King, whom He has set upon Zion’s hill, who rules over all things from heaven as the Mediator. There is no need to fear.
These verses look to our own day – when people have been brought from the south, the north, the east, and the west, they’ve been brought from afar to be part of the people of God. They are sons and daughters, indeed of God, born not of a physical lineage, but born by the Word of God and by the Spirit, born again by the Saviour’s grace, children of God.
In verse 7 we see what God has done for the world. These from the nations have been created by Him. And in His decree, in His everlasting plan, He formed them and made them and set them in a particular context, so that they would be saved, and they would fulfill all His holy will. Every circumstance of your birth, every circumstance of your rearing, the times, the places, the people who have moved in and out of your life, all have made you what you are today, and have made you, believer, to be one whom God plans, has planned, and continues to plan to use for His own glory. And He does this for people all over the world.
What has God done, and what will God do for the nations? Well, they who were blind, now, by God’s power and grace, are the ones who see. They are given eyes, and they look to the Saviour and live. And those who were deaf hear the joyful sound of the gospel. And instead of fleeing from the living and true God, they gather before Him, and they confess that their idols were utterly useless. God’s love from eternity is on the true Israel of God, composed of all who believe on His Son. You are His witnesses of His goodness, of His grace, and of His glory.
Questions
- Why do we not need to be afraid?
- Who is the true Israel of God?
Prayer Points
- Give thanks that God is saving people from all nations.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.