Isaiah 45:18-19 – God Reveals Himself
In Isaiah’s day, God was hidden, and He had intentionally done that. He had kept His people separate from the world, and the world from His people. But there was to be a time when He who hid Himself from the world would be gloriously shown forth. We see Him revealing Himself to the world as the God who creates in verse 18. The glory, the beauty, the splendor of the earth about us is all, as He says here, created by Him, arranged by Him, maintained by His hand. That is an encouragement to us to remind us that what He has said, He is able to do. He did not create it in vain. All was done with a purpose. And it continues that way. In God’s everlasting eternal purposes there has been a plan to redeem a people to Himself. Who else has done such things? God has done all this, and there is no other.
This God who creates is also the God who speaks. God reveals Himself in what He says and what He does. What He does sets the context for what He speaks. And what He speaks gives the interpretation and meaning of what He does. We are always to interpret God’s works by God’s word and not the other way around. To his people, God has given a revelation of Himself in a far more glorious way than in the creation. He has given us a revelation in His Word of all that we need to know for life and godliness. He has not spoken in secret.
We saw in verse 18 that He said He did not create the universe in vain. And here’s something else that He has not done in vain. He has not said to the people of God, He has not said to his children, ‘Seek me in vain’. The believer may experience times, limited times, where, because of the believer’s own sin, or, like in the case of Job, because of some other good purpose of God, it seems like God has abandoned him. But the believer must take this to heart that God never has said to His people, ‘Seek me in vain’. If you’re caught in some sort of sin, a black cloud of God’s fatherly displeasure may blot out your sight of Him for a time. It may be that you come to a point of mere despair because you think that God is turning all things against you. You may be tempted by the devil speaking in your ear to think, ‘He must not want me. He must not care for me’. It’s a lie. God never did, never does, never will say, ‘Seek me in vain’. He is the God who saves. He will be found. Jesus Himself says, ‘I will not cast you out.’ Believe on Him, and you shall find, indeed, that your seeking is not in vain!
Question
- What does creation tell us about God?
Prayer Points
- Give thanks that God promises to be found by those who truly seek Him.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.