“I am the Lord, and there is no other” - This truth is repeated several times over in this part of Israel (Isaiah 48:5-6,14,18,21-22; Isaiah 46:9).
The contrast, in Isaiah, is between God and the gods. The contrast, in
Galatians, is between Christ’s salvation and other ways of salvation (Galatians 4:25-26; Galatians 5:1).
There are always contrasts between what is godly and what is ungodly,
what is Christ-centred and what denies Christ. In the face of such
conflict, we have God’s own promise: “With God we shall gain the
victory, and He will trample down our enemies” (Psalm 108:13).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word … will not return to Me empty, but will … achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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