…I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me… (Isa. 46:9)   Certain things God alone can do. No one can see the end from the beginning, but God alone. No one can show agape (unconditional and selfless) love, but God alone. No one became a substitute for paying the penalty of sin,…

…now thus says the LORD, He who created you…Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. (Isa. 43:1)   The word “redeem” means “to buy out.” Whenever we see the word “buy,” immediately, our mind goes to money. People think that they can buy anything with money in this world. However, we cannot…

  Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. (Isa. 43:18)   Through His power at work within us, our God is able to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. In the old testament, the formal deliverance of Israelites were glorious and fascinating. In today’s portion, God is reminding us not to mind…