以赛亚书［第四十五章］
Book of Isaiah 45
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以赛亚书［第四十五章］|Book of Isaiah 45【别无他神】
27/07/2022
引言：人不认识神，但神认识每个人！
一、按名字召唤使用人（45:1-4）
正如《箴言 21:1》“ 王的心在耶和华手中，好像陇沟的水随意流转。”神掌权万有，既是历史中最伟大的王，也都在神手中。神要兴起哪一国？要叫哪一国灭没？人根本就毫无反抗之能。神如何兴起波斯帝国的居鲁士王，为了让他和举国都看到，唯独耶和华是独一的神。
全知全能的神认识每一个人，甚至在母腹中未成形以先（诗篇139:16），神都已经认识我们，而祂是按着我们的名字呼召我们，祂要使用我们。
二、除主以外别无他神（45:5-19）
1.唯独耶和华神（V5-8）
天地之主要显明祂不但是造光的神，而且神是光，在祂并没有黑暗。而且赐人平安与救恩。我们不正是这事的见证人吗？神可以透过我们生命的一举一动让世人看见神！
2.祸灾抵挡神者（V9-10）
人要抵挡神？这是自己惹祸上身啊！就像泥土要对陶匠说什么呢？只有乖乖顺服，无法抵挡，否则只会遭受丢弃。我们都要顺从真理，否则是自取其辱；包括不孝和否认父母也是违反真理的作为，神的儿女要顺从神且竭力活出真理。
3.造就与命定者（V11-14）
我们既是神手中的创造，我们也必有神对我们人生的命定。神一路塑造我们就是为了要使用我们，显出神的荣耀。当我们明白神是挺我们的时候，还有什么可惧怕的呢？
4.公义正直的神（V15-19）
神是公义正直的神，是光明荣耀的神，为什么又说神是自隐的神？神为什么隐藏自己呢？因为人如果不用心寻求神，既是看见神的作为，人还是不信。然而按照神的属性做事的人，必然要看见神经历神。
三、地极的人都仰望神（45:20-25）
认定心灵就是有个空缺，因此会渴望寻求神，但是因为不认识神，因此就创造出许多神明，而且魔鬼也借此搅扰人心，叫人迷失了方向。但神是独一的神，全地的人都需要仰望神，唯独祂能赐下救恩。我们既然已经蒙恩得救了，什么是我们的使命呢？
总结：认定你的神！
伟大的天地之主、永恒的主，祂是你我个人的神、家庭的神、教会的神，我们当一生认定神，荣耀神！
Isaiah 45: There is No Other God
GK611 Morning Devotion
27/7/2022
Speaker: Rev David Tan
Introduction: Man does not know God, but God knows every man!
1. Summon and call people according to their names (V1-4)
As it says in Proverbs 21:1, "The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes." God reigns over all things, and both the greatest kings in history are in God's hands. Which nation will God raise up? Which nation will God raise up and which nation will he destroy? There is nothing that man can do to resist. How did God raise up King Cyrus of the Persian Empire, so that he and all the nations might see that the Lord alone is the only God?
The all-knowing God knows everyone, even before they were formed in the womb (Psalm 139:16), and He has called us by our name, and He will use us.
2. There is no other God but the Lord (V5-19)
(1) Jehovah God alone (V5-8)
The Lord of heaven and earth will reveal that He is not only the God of light, but that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness. And that He gives peace and salvation to men. Are we not witnesses of this? God can show the world God through every action of our lives!
(2) Woe to those who resist God (V9-10)
People want to resist God? This is bringing trouble on himself! Like what does the clay say to the potter? Only obedience, not resistance, or else you will only suffer discard. We all have to obey the truth, otherwise we are bringing shame on ourselves; including ungratefulness and denial of parents is also a violation of the truth, and the children of God have to obey God and diligently live out the truth.
(3) The Creator and the destined (V11-14)
As we are creations in God's hands, we must also have God's destiny for our lives. God has shaped us all along the way in order to use us and reveal God's glory. When we understand that God is for us, what shall we fear?
(4) The righteous and upright God (V15-19)
God is a just and righteous God, a God of light and glory, but why does he say that he is a self-hiding God? Why does God hide Himself? Because if man does not seek God with all his heart, even though he sees the works of God, he still does not believe. However, he who works according to the attributes of God will certainly see God and experience God.
3. All the ends of the earth look upon God (V20-25)
It is determined that the heart is a vacancy, and therefore will desire to seek God, but because it does not know God, many gods are created, and by this the devil disturbs the heart and causes people to lose their way. But God is the one and only God, and all the people of the earth need to look upon Him, and He alone can give salvation. Now that we have been saved by grace, what is our mission?
Conclusion: To acknowledge your God!
The great Lord of heaven and earth, the eternal Lord, who is your personal God, the God of your family, and the God of your church, let us acknowledge God and glorify Him all the days of our lives!
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