Person of Destiny - Isaiah prophesied that God would prepare a king who would allow the Jewish exiles to return home. Although Cyrus was not a follower of God, God had a destiny prepared for him long before his birth. God was able to name him and specify his mission. Our lives are not accidents. God has chosen each of us for our time and set a great destiny in place for us. Like Cyrus, you have a future. Thank God for your destiny

Isaiah began ministry in the year King Uzziah died, 739 BC.

During Isaiah’s lifetime, Assyria was the main threat, not Babylon. 

No one had any idea that Jerusalem would be destroyed and its people hauled into captivity in Babylon. 

That would not happen for more than a century.

Yet Isaiah prophesied that God would prepare a king who would allow the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem. 

He was even given the exact name of a king who would not be born for nearly two centuries.

“I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose, and I will guide his actions. He will restore my city and free my captive people - without seeking a reward” - (Isaiah 45:13).

Although Cyrus was not a follower of God, God had a destiny prepared for him long before his birth. 

God was able to name him and specify what his mission would be.

Our lives are not accidents. 

God has chosen each of us for our time and set a great destiny in place for us. 

Like Cyrus, you have a future.

Prayer Suggestion: Thank God for your destiny.

Quicklook: Isaiah 45:9–13

READ ISAIAH 44:1 THROUGH 48:22

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