Reading for June 22nd

Read Isaiah 44.1-20. In 44.1-28:do not fear, or be afraid. In verses 1-8: Just as God's rainstorm transforms desert into fertile land (v. 3), so will God transform scattered and weakened Israel. No other god can prevent this happening, and the gods themselves are nothing (v. 6). They have no witnesses among the nations who can foretell fuuture events (v. 7). In verses 9-20: A sharp reproof of idolatry: the very fact that they are false, since humanbeings cannot make god (v. 20). Comments or Questions..