‘Where then
are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you
when you are in trouble!’ (Jeremiah 2:28). Teach us, Lord,
that man-made ‘gods’ cannot ‘save.’ They cannot even begin to compare
with You – ‘the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth’
(Isaiah 40:28). There is no comparison between You, Lord, and the gods –
‘I am God, and there is no other’. For ‘all the makers of idols’, the
future holds nothing but ‘shame’ and ‘disgrace’. You’re calling us on to
a much better and brighter future. ‘Saved by the Lord with an
everlasting salvation.’ We thank You, Lord, that this is the great and
glorious future which awaits all who obey Your call to salvation: ‘Turn
to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth’ (Isaiah 45:15-17,22).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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