Remembering the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure (Isa. 46:9, 10).
This is God's challenge to unbelief. In ancient days God challenged false religious systems, saying, "Declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods" (Isa. 41:22, 23). The idols of the nations were silent, for they were no gods. Only the living God can foresee and foretell the future, and in this way He has borne witness to Himself through the ages. "I have spoken it," He declares, "I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it" (Isa. 46:11). The fulfillment of prophecy in history is a fascinating story. Sometimes it is fulfilled after long waiting, but it never fails. History proved that God spoke the truth. Let us study the prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation, the prophecies of the apostle Paul, and above all, the prophecies of Jesus.
Dr. Edward Young, author of Night Thoughts, was visited by a friend a few days before his death. Their conversation concerned the prophecies. Dr. Young closed the conversation with these words: "My friend, there are three considerations upon which my faith in Christ is built as upon a rock: the fall of man, the redemption of man, and the resurrection of man. These three cardinal articles of our religion are such as human ingenuity could never have invented. Therefore, they must be divine. The other argument is this: If the prophecies have been fulfilled, of which there is abundant demonstration, the Scripture must be the Word of God. And if the Scripture is the Word of God, Christianity must be true."
The apostle Peter exhorts us to study the prophecies.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven" (Ps. 119:89).
This is God's challenge to unbelief. In ancient days God challenged false religious systems, saying, "Declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods" (Isa. 41:22, 23). The idols of the nations were silent, for they were no gods. Only the living God can foresee and foretell the future, and in this way He has borne witness to Himself through the ages. "I have spoken it," He declares, "I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it" (Isa. 46:11). The fulfillment of prophecy in history is a fascinating story. Sometimes it is fulfilled after long waiting, but it never fails. History proved that God spoke the truth. Let us study the prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation, the prophecies of the apostle Paul, and above all, the prophecies of Jesus.
Dr. Edward Young, author of Night Thoughts, was visited by a friend a few days before his death. Their conversation concerned the prophecies. Dr. Young closed the conversation with these words: "My friend, there are three considerations upon which my faith in Christ is built as upon a rock: the fall of man, the redemption of man, and the resurrection of man. These three cardinal articles of our religion are such as human ingenuity could never have invented. Therefore, they must be divine. The other argument is this: If the prophecies have been fulfilled, of which there is abundant demonstration, the Scripture must be the Word of God. And if the Scripture is the Word of God, Christianity must be true."
The apostle Peter exhorts us to study the prophecies.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven" (Ps. 119:89).
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