“And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.” Isaiah 45:21b (NIV)
Two powerful truths and promises are given to us in this verse from the prophet of God, Isaiah. First, is His message through Isaiah that apart from the God we worship there is none other. Yes, there are many who claim to have another god who they worship. The list is very long but as our God says here “there is none but me.” Then in this verse there is something wonderful about the way God put two expressions together in these words. He said that He is a righteous God and He is a Savior. There is a beautiful connection between the two. When we think of our Lord as a righteous God we realize that He also wants His people to be righteous. He wants us to do what is right. We perhaps think of a righteous God as a just God who would punish those that fail to do right – that is how every other false god is said to be. But only our God truthfully describes Himself as being a Savior. Instead of wanting to punish those who fail, He wants to save them. And He promises those who believe will be saved from punishment. Thank God that He is righteous AND a Savior.
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