There are many wonderful statements made about God in the Book of Isaiah. Let’s survey a few of them.
“For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else” (Isa. 45:18). Evolution is a false system, whether atheistic or theistic. From the first words in Genesis, and numerous times throughout the holy Scriptures, God is declared to be the Creator, the one who formed this earth we live on. Isaiah tells us that He “formed it to be inhabited.” Thus, not only did He create the earth, but He also created man to inhabit the earth. A man who does not believe in God will know that He exists when he takes his last breath on earth and passes into the other realm.
God is the ONLY God. Paul told the Christians at Ephesus, “There is one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all” (Eph. 4:6). All other so-called gods are fakes, counterfeits, with no ability at all. God said, “there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else” (Isa. 45:21b-22). Our God is the great “I AM” (Exod. 3:14). The psalmist informs us that He is “from everlasting to everlasting” (Psalm 90:2).
God warned the people of Isaiah’s day lest they forget Him: “I, even I, am He that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?” (Isa. 51:12-13).
In this Christian dispensation, are we not prone to forget God, and fear the world we live in? Have we forgotten all the “exceeding great and precious promises” of God to His children (II Pet. 1:4)? Has He not promised to help us with temptations (I Cor. 10:13), answer our prayers (I John 5:14-15), and provide all our needs if we seek first His kingdom and righteousness (Matt. 6:33)? Has He not given us much assurance with the promise, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Rom. 8:28). Let us never “fear what man shall do unto me” (Heb. 13:6), but rather say, “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” (Psalm. 118:6).
As we close this survey, let each of us be reminded, “But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand” (Isa. 64:8). As the clay we must allow God, the Potter, to mold us by His word (Psalm 119:105). “Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Thou art the Potter; I am the clay. Mold me and make me After thy will, While I am waiting, Yielded and still.” (Adelaide Pollard).
Paul M. Wilmoth
(January 18, 1944 – April 5, 2021)