Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey friends, welcome back to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is

Tiffany and we are making our way through Isaiah together. We ended our time yesterday with the reminder that

idols are futile. This theme will continue as we look at Isaiah chapters 46 through 48 today.

But more importantly, we will be reminded of God's glory.

Once again, he will prove why he alone is worthy of our praise

and trustworthy in all things.

Chapter 46 continues the topic of idols, specifically, Babylon's.

Bell and Nebo were the most popular of the Babylonian gods and here in

Isaiah we see that they are fleeting and lead to destruction. Not only that they are created by man and must be carried by people or animals.

They are inanimate objects that can do nothing for themselves, but God Almighty is different. God gives life and provides

salvation. He alone carries his children. In Isaiah 46-4 we read, I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear

you up when you turn gray. I have made you and I will carry you. I will bear and rescue you.

What a gift that the maker of heaven and earth carries us from the time we are born until we are old and gray.

He is the only God worthy of our praise.

If his love and care for us wasn't enough,

we are reminded in verses 9 and 10 of his sovereignty over history

and the future. He declares the end from the beginning and he will do all that he wills for his creation and his

children. Once again we are pointed to the bird of prey from the east which we know

is Cyrus the Great.

God would use him to bring judgment on Babylon and her idols.

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