Isaiah 45:19

God’s purpose was not a secret. Nor did God hide his purpose in darkness.

• God cares about his people at all times.

God is the *Lord of all that exists

v20 ‘Gather together! Come here, you people who remain alive. People who are still carrying their wooden *idols with them understand nothing whatever. They pray to gods that cannot save them. v21 Come, bring your evidence as if to a court. Discuss the matter with each other. No *idols told you that these events would happen in the future. It was I, the *Lord God, who arranged to rescue my people by means of Cyrus. No other real god exists, none whatever. v22 Turn to me now and let me rescue you, you people in all the world! Because I, the *Lord, am the only God that there is. v23 I am making a serious promise. I will not change it. I promise by all that I am. Every person in the world will come and kneel in front of me. They will all promise to be loyal to me. v24 They will declare that only by me can anyone find success and power. But all that are still angry with me will suffer shame. v25 All people who belong to Israel will find their success and delight in the *Lord.’