Friday – Prophets

Reading – Isaiah 43-45

Highlight Verses:

““But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Earlier in the chapter, we are told to remember Israel’s roots.

Now it’s “forget about it!”

So, which is it?

This chapter – indeed, much of Isaiah points to the Gospel.

It sounds to me like God wants the people of Israel to remember the start of their faith but forget out the corruption of the faith with the development of a strict religion.

It was time to find the redemption promised with the coming of the Messiah.

In a comparative religions course at university, we used a textbook called “Zakhor” to learn about Judaism. Zakhor literally means “remember”

We came to learn that much of the religion was wrapped around remembering their roots.

Isaiah tells us to forget about that stuff that would keep you tied up in vain religion.

Instead, look for the new life of the gospel.

Are there parts of your past that you are holding onto?
Is that holding you back?
How do you think you move past that?