Meditation
BEHOLD, THIS IS OUR GOD!
Text: Isaiah 25
11 December 2022
EXALTING OUR GOD
The prophet Isaiah teaches us how we may exalt the LORD our God.
O Lord, You are my God.
I will exalt You,
I will praise Your name,
For You have done wonderful things;
Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isaiah 25:1
- The LORD is indeed our God
- He deserves to be exalted
a) He has done wonderful things
b) His counsels of old:
i) They are faithful
ii) They are true
MORE REASONS TO EXALT GOD
Isaiah offers more reasons why His name should be exalted.
For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Isaiah 25:4
- God is a strength
a) To the poor
b) To the needy in distress
- He is also a refuge from the storm
- A shade from the heat
ADDED REASONS
Isaiah added even more reasons to exalt the LORD.
8 He will swallow up death forever,
And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.
9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” Isaiah 25:8-9
- Death will be swallowed up
- Tears will be wiped away
- Salvation will be given
We have so many reasons why we should rejoice in the LORD our God. May this joy of the LORD never be taken for granted!