No Other

I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. (Isaiah 42:6-8 ESV)

To whom do we look for salvation and deliverance? Seriously, in whom do we place our trust? The US or the EU or the UN? Barack or Angela? Donald or Hillary? “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.”

Where do we go for hope? Seriously, where do we find answers to our crises? Fox or MSNBC? Rachel or Rush? Huffington or Drudge? “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.”

Where is our security? Seriously, where is our source of well-being? The euro or the yen? Bitcoin or gold? Social Security or 401k? REIT or Roth? “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.”

Where do we go for truth? Seriously, how do we know what is real? Construct or opinion? Harvard or Oxford? Karma or dogma? Science that changes or feelings that coddle? “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.”

Know this. God is the I AM. He, and no other, will be glorified. He, and no other, is our hope. He, and no other, is sovereign. He, and no other, cares for us as a father cares for his children. He, and no other, is true. He, and no other, is worthy of our praise.

Father, forgive me for looking anywhere else for security or wisdom. You alone are sovereign; you alone are true; you alone have shown me that you care. Be my hope today, my sole hope. I ask this as one who lives in your Son by grace. Amen.

[Read the daily devotional in Isaiah 42:1-9.]