Sat.’s Devo - Our Refuge is in God

Read: Is. 33:13-36:22; Gal. 5:13-26; Ps 64:1-10; Pr. 23:23 In Isaiah 33 the people who pretended to know God will be afraid when God judges the land, but the real believers find their refuge in God. He will be protected, fed, and sustained and will behold the beauty of God and see the heavenly future God has planned for the overcomers. Chapter 33 and 34 have to do with the last battles on the earth. Even heaven will be dissolved and shaken. Satan now abides in that realm. God’s sword will come down on Idumea which is talking about Esau, the cursed brother of Jacob that despised his inheritance. He stands for all the people that had a chance to know God and be a part of His family and chose not to. In the end the earth is going to be destroyed by fire and that is what Chapter 34 is talking about. Chapter 35 gives us a totally different view. It is the view of the Christian’s future. For him the dessert will rejoice and blossom with joy and singing. So to those who are faint hearted and afraid, there is no reason to be. God is our judge and deliverer. This sounds like a huge revival to me. A revival of repentance and holiness to God. In Chapter 36 we get a true application of what Isaiah has prophesied. The king of Assyria comes up against Judah and should have no trouble taking it, but Hezekiah trusts in the Lord, who is more than able to defend it. Lord, help us to walk in the Spirit today.