January 15, 2019: Day 45 – Isaiah 41

God is once again declaring His place as the Creator and what that means in respect to who we are as the creature.  If you look at vs.4 you can see the author state: “I, the Lord, am first, and will be the last.”  That should sound a lot like what we read in Revelation 22:13 where Jesus says: I am the Alpha and the Omega, I am the the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”  That is certainly who God is, and certainly who we are not.

But in the midst of clarifying roles and positions, God still advocates for us and says that he will put all of our enemies to shame.  That’s nice.  On the one hand he tells Jacob not to fear, but on the other hand he calls Jacob a worm.  On the one hand he tells Israel that he will help them and on the other hand he calls them an insect.  He also states that he does not forsake those who are poor and needy.