1 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:13,340 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:17,140 Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge, 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,110 Speaker 1: and today we're in Isaiah chapter 43, and we'll be 5 00:00:22,170 --> 00:00:27,830 Speaker 1: reading from the English Standard Version. But now, thus says 6 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:31,620 Speaker 1: the Lord, He who created you, O Jacob, He who 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,949 Speaker 1: formed you, O Israel, fear not, for I have redeemed you. 8 00:00:37,770 --> 00:00:41,130 Speaker 1: I have called you by name, you are mine. When 9 00:00:41,150 --> 00:00:43,790 Speaker 1: you pass through the waters, I will be with you, 10 00:00:44,050 --> 00:00:48,010 Speaker 1: and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you. When 11 00:00:48,030 --> 00:00:51,350 Speaker 1: you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and 12 00:00:51,390 --> 00:00:54,990 Speaker 1: the flame shall not consume you. For I am the 13 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. 14 00:01:00,250 --> 00:01:04,010 Speaker 1: I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in 15 00:01:04,090 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: exchange for you, because you are precious in my eyes, 16 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,340 Speaker 1: and honored, and I love you. I give men in 17 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:16,339 Speaker 1: return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, 18 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: for I am with you. I will bring your offspring 19 00:01:20,459 --> 00:01:23,380 Speaker 1: from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 20 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: I will say to the north, Give up, and to 21 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,490 Speaker 1: the south, Do not withhold. BRING MY SONS FROM AFAR 22 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:35,510 Speaker 1: AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THE END OF THE EARTH, EVERYONE 23 00:01:35,569 --> 00:01:38,750 Speaker 1: WHO IS CALLED BY MY NAME, WHOM I CREATED FOR 24 00:01:38,850 --> 00:01:43,300 Speaker 1: MY GLORY, WHOM I FORMED AND MADE. BRING OUT THE 25 00:01:43,330 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, YET HAVE EYES, WHO ARE DEAF, 26 00:01:47,180 --> 00:01:51,100 Speaker 1: YET HAVE EARS. ALL THE NATIONS GATHER TOGETHER AND THE 27 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,340 Speaker 1: PEOPLES ASSEMBLE. WHO AMONG THEM CAN DECLARE THIS AND SHOW 28 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,410 Speaker 1: US THE FORMER THINGS? Let them bring their witnesses to 29 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,290 Speaker 1: prove them right, and let them hear and say it 30 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:06,770 Speaker 1: is true. You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, and 31 00:02:06,810 --> 00:02:10,550 Speaker 1: my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know 32 00:02:10,690 --> 00:02:15,269 Speaker 1: and believe me and understand that I am he. Before 33 00:02:15,330 --> 00:02:18,900 Speaker 1: me no God was formed, nor shall there be any 34 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: after me. I, I am the Lord, and besides me 35 00:02:23,419 --> 00:02:27,340 Speaker 1: there is no Savior. I declared and saved and proclaimed, 36 00:02:27,700 --> 00:02:30,750 Speaker 1: when there was no strange God among you. And you 37 00:02:30,930 --> 00:02:34,190 Speaker 1: are my witnesses, declares the Lord, and I am God. 38 00:02:35,389 --> 00:02:38,889 Speaker 1: Also henceforth I am he. There is none who can 39 00:02:38,950 --> 00:02:43,010 Speaker 1: deliver from my hand. I work, and who can turn 40 00:02:43,070 --> 00:02:47,970 Speaker 1: it back? Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy 41 00:02:48,070 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: One of Israel. For your sake I send to Babylon, 42 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,650 Speaker 1: and bring them all down as fugitives. even the Chaldeans 43 00:02:56,750 --> 00:03:00,250 Speaker 1: and the ships in which they rejoice. I am the Lord, 44 00:03:00,290 --> 00:03:05,910 Speaker 1: your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. Thus 45 00:03:05,970 --> 00:03:08,230 Speaker 1: says the Lord who makes a way in the sea, 46 00:03:08,750 --> 00:03:12,690 Speaker 1: a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot 47 00:03:12,790 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: and horse, army and warrior. They lie down, they cannot rise. 48 00:03:18,139 --> 00:03:23,220 Speaker 1: They are extinguished, quenched like a wick. Remember not the 49 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I 50 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,740 Speaker 1: am doing a new thing. Now it springs forth. Do 51 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,820 Speaker 1: you not perceive it? I will make a way in 52 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,990 Speaker 1: the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The wild beasts 53 00:03:39,070 --> 00:03:42,510 Speaker 1: will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches. For I 54 00:03:42,570 --> 00:03:46,110 Speaker 1: give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to 55 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:49,350 Speaker 1: give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I 56 00:03:49,450 --> 00:03:54,180 Speaker 1: formed for myself, that they may might declare my praise. 57 00:03:55,580 --> 00:03:58,710 Speaker 1: Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob, but 58 00:03:58,750 --> 00:04:01,910 Speaker 1: you have been weary of me, O Israel. You have 59 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:05,290 Speaker 1: not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings or honored 60 00:04:05,330 --> 00:04:09,010 Speaker 1: me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with 61 00:04:09,190 --> 00:04:13,460 Speaker 1: offerings or wearied you with frankincense. You have not bought 62 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: me sweet cane with money or satisfied me with the 63 00:04:17,220 --> 00:04:21,060 Speaker 1: fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with 64 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,770 Speaker 1: your sins and You have wearied me with your iniquities. I, 65 00:04:26,410 --> 00:04:30,010 Speaker 1: I am he who blots out your transgressions for my 66 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,540 Speaker 1: own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Put 67 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: me in remembrance. Let us argue together. Set forth your 68 00:04:38,820 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: case that you may be proved right. Your first father sinned, 69 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:50,300 Speaker 1: and your mediators transgressed against me. Therefore, I will profane 70 00:04:50,339 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: the princes of the sanctuary and deliver Jacob to utter 71 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:03,460 Speaker 1: destruction and Israel to reviling. Let's pray. Lord, we thank 72 00:05:03,500 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: you for your word and we thank you for the 73 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: privilege to be able to look at this portion of 74 00:05:07,310 --> 00:05:11,849 Speaker 1: Scripture today. And Lord, we recognize that your people have 75 00:05:11,930 --> 00:05:15,050 Speaker 1: sinned against you. We've all gone our own way. We've 76 00:05:15,110 --> 00:05:18,220 Speaker 1: all rebelled against you in so many ways. But Lord, 77 00:05:18,260 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: as you remind us in this portion of scripture, you're 78 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,290 Speaker 1: the one who blots out our sin. We recognize, Lord, 79 00:05:24,350 --> 00:05:27,450 Speaker 1: as we look at the totality of your word, that 80 00:05:27,490 --> 00:05:30,409 Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ came to this earth to atone 81 00:05:30,470 --> 00:05:34,270 Speaker 1: for our sin. Our sin was placed upon him. And 82 00:05:34,310 --> 00:05:37,860 Speaker 1: now through faith in Jesus Christ, by your grace, we 83 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,380 Speaker 1: are cleansed. Our sin is washed away and we are 84 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: made brand new in you. So Lord, thank you for 85 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,450 Speaker 1: doing this for us. We know we don't deserve it, 86 00:05:47,540 --> 00:05:50,380 Speaker 1: but we're grateful for your blessings, and we're grateful for 87 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: your presence in our lives. We commit this day to 88 00:05:53,060 --> 00:05:55,580 Speaker 1: your care, and we thank you for all of these things. 89 00:05:55,660 --> 00:05:58,290 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, amen.