What a majestic description of God we have in Isaiah 44:6
- “This is what the Lord says - Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord
Almighty; I am the First and I am the Last; apart from Me there is no
God.” This is the God to whom we pray, “Be exalted, O God, above the
heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth” (Psalm 108:5).
He is exalted, but He is also the God who draws near to us; “God sent
the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba,
Father’” (Galatians 4:6).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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