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Walk Through the Fire – Current Week:
Isaiah 43:8-13
“Bring out the people who have eyes but don’t see and those who have ears but don’t hear. All the nations gather together, which of their gods said this would happen? Which of their gods can tell what happened in the beginning? Let them bring their witnesses to prove they were right. Then others will say, “It is true.” The Lord says, “You are My witnesses and the servant I chose. I chose you so you would know and believe Me, so you would understand that I am the true God. There was no God before Me, and there will be no God after Me. I Myself am the Lord; I am the only Savior. I Myself have spoken to you, saved you, and told you these things. It was not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, and I am God,” says the Lord. “I have always been God. No one can save people from My power; when I do something, no one can change it.”
God’s tone seems to change in these verses. Where the previous verses have been full of God’s love, with Him declaring His love for us, these verses take on a different tone.
What are some of the love statements God made in the previous verses?
What is your favorite verse from the previous verses in this chapter?
Now, in these verses God’s tone seems to have become stern.
Who is He being stern with?
What is the message He is trying to convey?
Why do you believe God’s tone has changed from that of loving Creator to one of stern Ruler?
Do you believe God needed to change His tone to adequately convey His message?
We know that in the context of this chapter, God is speaking to the Israelites, but what is the overall message we are to take away from this passage of Scripture?
Walk Through the Fire – Week 4:
Isaiah 43:5-7
“Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will tell the north: Give My people to Me. I will tell the south: Don’t keep My people in prison. Bring My sons from far away and my daughters from faraway places. Bring to Me all the people who are Mine, whom I made for My glory, whom I formed and made.?
Vs. 5 Fear – “Love casts out all fear.” “Don’t be afraid – why – Because I am with you.
What is your greatest fear? What holds you back from being all God created you to be, from going for and fulfilling your dreams, from living your life full throttle?
It is vitally important to overcome fear – for it keeps us from loving, living, dreaming and praising. It stops us from fulfilling God’s calling on our lives.
Find a Scripture that rebukes fear – one that speaks to you personally, that you’ll commit to memory as a “power verse” and post everywhere; you bathroom mirror, your car’s dashboard, you computer monitor, your refrigerator, your gym locker, everywhere so you can see it all the time and can use it to put fear in its place when it sneaks in.
Vs. 6 We know from the context of the Scripture that God, through Isaiah is referring to the exiles, but we can take these Scriptures from a personal perspective too. How does it make you feel to hear God say, “Give My people to Me…Don’t keep My people in prison.”
God still calls for His people to be brought back to Him; to be released from whatever prison keeps them bound. What is your prison?
Who do you know that is exiled and imprisoned and needs to be set free? Is God calling you to be a part of the release? What will you do about that? When will you begin?
Vs. 7 Find other Scriptures that remind us we are created by God and perfect in His creation.
How does knowing we are perfect in His creation help in overcoming the things that keep us bound and fearful?
God states very clearly in each translation I’ve read that He made us for His glory. Knowing this, how can we live in such a way that will bring Him glory?
Walk Trough the Fire Week 3:
Isaiah 43:4
Because you are precious to Me, because I give you honor and love you I will give other people in your place; I will give other nations to save your life.
What does it mean to you that God says, “you are precious to me…I give you honor and love you…”
Do you believe this passage? Why or why not?
Why will God give other people in your place to save your life?
Knowing God gave the “best” person His only Son to save your life, does that increase your love for Him; your desire to live for Him and make Him first in your life?
Share a time in your life when you absolutely sure of God’s love for you. How can you use that time to share God’s love with someone else and potentially increase their faith and trust in God and His love?