Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 45:1-5
by: Matthew Berg.
Returning from exile is a courageous thing; many Israelites decided not to return. The promise to remember in these times of doubt is, "I am with you." In fact, it is better than that, "I will go before you" (v. 2). This means he already knows where you are going, and he will clear a path-that doesn't mean an easy one, but a path nevertheless! What an awesome promise! God told his people, "I have called you by name" (v. 4). You know who you are and where you are. Is he calling you out of exile? The Lord is the reality to consider; "there is no other" (v. 5).