#soap # Isaiah 19 ## Title: God’s Not So Secret Plan ## Scripture: (Isaiah 19:25) The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!” (NET) ## Observation: I love how C.S. Lewis explains why we worship God. He said God made us to worship something. We can all feel it. Everyone in some way cries out to give their lives to something, even if that something is our own greatness. God is the only wise, pure, and holy One in all the Universe. He is completely Whole and Good. We were made to worship Him, therefore, our soul finds true rest, completeness, and contentment only in Him. So, God wants us to worship Him, not for His sake but for ours. God’s plan is for all nations to rally under His Divine rule. His Divine rule is a place of freedom. It is truly the place where all are free under His Sovereignty. God’s Word says that one day every knee will bow before Him and every voice will confess Him as Lord. This is not because He is a dictator, any more than a good father is a dictator when he leads his household. He leads because He knows the best way to go and takes responsibility for his family. That’s God for us. ## Application: Honor God as King over all. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being worthy of all our praise.