June 16, 2026, Isaiah 45:1-13
June 16, 2026, Isaiah 45:1-13
45 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to
Cyrus,
whose right hand I have
grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and to loose the
belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be
closed:
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 chosen,
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.
8 “Shower, O heavens, from
above,
and let the clouds
rain down righteousness;
let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit;
let the earth cause them
both to sprout;
I the Lord have created it.
9 “Woe to him who strives
with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no
handles’?
10 Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you
begetting?’
or to a woman, ‘With what
are you in labor?’”
11 Thus says the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel,
and the one who formed him:
“Ask me of things to come;
will you command
me concerning my children and the work of my hands?
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.
13 I have stirred him up in righteousness,
and I will make all his
ways level;
he shall build my city
and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,”
says the Lord of hosts.
Have you ever found
yourself arguing with God? Just the thought of arguing with God makes me laugh
but I KNOW I have been guilty. Once I recognize my pride and stubbornness, I
must approach the throne and ask for forgiveness and ask the Holy Spirit to guard
my thoughts and guide my words.
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