Hope for Life Blog

The call went out and he answered it right away, without knowing any of the details. “Send me” were his words. Then he found out what he was to do, tell everyone in the geographic area that calamity and destruction were coming. He then asked how long did he have to do that? Until it all happened!

From a modern perspective, that job description left a lot to be desired. For Isaiah, the Old Testament seer of vision and preacher of woe took years to complete his task. His writings cover 66 chapters almost all focusing on one theme: God is God.

Over and over through Isaiah’s pen Jehovah says: “I am the Lord, that is my Name!” (42:8); “… says the Lord that I am God” (43:12). Declarative statements of power and authority. Foundational basis for the coming of His son Jesus. That may be why Isaiah is the most quoted Old Testament prophet in the New Testament and Jesus himself quotes Isaiah extensively.

The importance and value of knowing that God is God are also in the words of Isaiah:

But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint (40:31).

So, do you believe God is God? Why? What specific things can you point to or that you have experienced prove to you that God is God?