Isaiah 45:22 Look to me, and be you saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. I. AN OBJECT OF ATTRACTION. "Me"; the true God — the one Saviour, and none else but Me. But in what capacity is Christ exhibited in the Gospel? 1. As a Mediator. 2. As the Lord our righteousness. 3. As the Fountain to wash away sin. 4. As the sinner's Life. II. AN ACT CALLED FORTH. "Look unto Me," or as some would understand the original, "Turn your face to Me from false idols." This act implies — 1. Knowledge. 2. Faith. 3. Conversion. Every man has gone astray from God. 4. A waiting posture. III. THE EXTENT OF THIS CALL. "All the ends of the earth." This phrase imples — 1. That all men have gone astray from God. 2. That God is no respecter of persons. 3. That there is salvation in no other. 4. The sufficiency there is" m" Christ" to every returning, soul. IV. THE BENEFITS inseparably connected with a looking to Jesus Christ. "And be saved" — not be made rich for threescore years and ten. No! "and be saved." (T. Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.WEB: "Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. |
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