The Sovereignty of God in Isaiah

My church, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, is doing a series in Isaiah. I have decided to read Isaiah for my personal devo's. 

Tonight, before I started my homework, I was doing spending some time with the Lord in his Word through Isaiah and I was just struck by Israel's ungratefulness and God's sovereignty and love and determination (determination and willingness were the two points of the message last Sunday...SO good... LISTEN TO IT!). There were so many verses that I wanted to write down, but I have to get to my homework soon so I just decided to put them in this blog to hopefully encourage you. 

The verses that are below are just saturated with the Sovereignty of God. I won't put all of them in here, but in the chapters that I was reading, over and over the Lord is constantly reminding Israel that there is no other God besides him. 

Here, I hope they are a good reminder that He is the True God! He is everlasting. He is the Creator. He is salvation! YEAH! I'm pumped just writing this! Ok...let me write down the verses for ya.

Isaiah 45:2- 7, 12, 18-19

2. I will go before you and level the exalted places. I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

3. I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name,

4. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chose, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.

5. I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me.

6. that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.

7. I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things. 

12. I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.

18. For thus says the Lord who created the heavens (he is God!) who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!):

19. I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.

Isaiah46:4,8-13

4. even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made and I will bear; I will carry and will save.

8. Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, 

9. remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is non like me;

10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.'

11. calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.

12. Listen to me you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness; 

13. I bring near my righteousness it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay. 

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