Truly,

O God of Israel,

our Savior,

you work in mysterious ways.

Isaiah 45:15

Blessings of trusting His mysteries,

Jan

I am the LORD;

there is no other God.

I have equipped you for battle,

though you don’t even know me,

so all the world from east to west

will know there is no other God.

I am the LORD,

and there is no other.

I created the light and make the darkness.

I send good times and bad times.

I, the LORD,

am the one who does these things.

Isaiah 45:5-7

This is what the LORD says—

Israel’s King and Redeemer,

the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:

“I am the First and the Last;

there is no other God.”

This is what the LORD says—

your Redeemer and Creator:

“I am the LORD,

who made all things.

I alone stretched out the heavens.

Who was with me

when I made the earth?”

Isaiah 44:6, 24

“I am the LORD,

your Holy One,

Israel’s Creator and King.

I am the LORD,

who opened a way through the waters,

making a dry path through the sea.

But forget all that—

it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.

For I am about to do something new.

See,

I have already begun!

Do you not see it?

I will make a pathway through the wilderness.

I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”

Isaiah 43:15-17, 18-19

“Do not be afraid,

for I am with you…

You have been chosen to know me,

believe in me,

and understand that I alone am God.

There is no other God—

there never has been,

and there never will be.

I, yes I, 

am the LORD,

and there is no other Savior.

From eternity to eternity I am God.

No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.

No one can undo what I have done.”

Isaiah 43:5, 10-11, 13

…listen to the LORD who created you…

“Do not be afraid,

for I have ransomed you.

I have called you by name;

you are mine.

When you go through deep waters,

I will be with you.

When you go through rivers of difficulty,

you will not drown.

When you walk through the fire of oppression,

you will not be burned up;

the flames will not consume you.

For I am the LORD,

your God,

the Holy One of Israel,

your Savior”

Isaiah 43:1-3

Sing a new song to the LORD!

Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! 

Sing,

all you who sail the seas,

all you who live in distant coastlands.

…shout praises from the mountaintops!

Let the whole world glorify the LORD;

let it sing his praise.

The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero;

he will come out like a warrior,

full of fury.

He will shout his battle cry

and crush all his enemies.

Isaiah 42:10-13

God,

the LORD,

created the heavens and stretched them out.

He created the earth and everything in it.

He gives breath to everyone,

life to everyone who walks the earth.

Isaiah 42:5

“Present the case for your idols,”

says the LORD.

“Let them show what they can do,”

says the King of Israel.

“Let them try to tell us what happened long ago

so that we may consider the evidence.

Or let them tell us what the future holds,

so we can know what’s going to happen.

I was the first to tell Zion,

‘Look! Help is on the way!’

I will send Jerusalem a messenger with good news.

Not one of your idols told you this.

Not one gave any answer when I asked.

See, they are all foolish, 

worthless things.

All your idols are as empty as the wind.”

Isaiah 41:21-22, 27-29

“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.

He is my chosen one, who pleases me.

I have put my Spirit upon him.

He will bring justice to the nations.

He will not shout

or raise his voice in public.

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.

He will not falter or lose heart

until justice prevails throughout the earth.

Even distant lands beyond the sea 

will wait for his instruction.”

Isaiah 42:1-4