Isaiah 43 talks about God and His relationship with us. It reveals just how passionate He is for His people. Look at how He describes our relationship in the first part of this chapter:
- I’ve redeemed you.
- I’ve called your name
- You’re mine
- I’ll be there with you
- you will not go down
- I paid a huge price
- I love you
- I’m with you
Wow – talk about how much God loves us and all that He promises to us….quite a bit of passion indeed. Right smack dab in the middle of this chapter we are told we need to “know and trust me, understand both that I am and who I am….I am God….I’m the only Savior there is”. Here is the essence of what we need to do folks. We need to know and trust Him. We need to understand that He is God. We need to clearly understand He is the only Savior there is, and that salvation has been made available to us through Jesus Christ. He goes on to say: “I spoke….I saved…. I told you….you’re the evidence”. Do you see how personal God is? He wants an intimate relationship with us. He created us unique and exactly the way we are. He gave us life and continues to pour Himself into us each day. He is “the one who takes care of your sins – that’s what I do”. And He did that through the Cross, when He sent His only Son there to die for your sins and mine. God has a perfect plan for us, and we are part of His world. We need to focus on getting to know Him and all that He is and has done!
