Read: Isaiah 33:13-36:22; Galatians 5:13-26; Psalm 64:1-10; Proverbs 23:23
Isaiah opens with the dread of war. They have heard the rumors that the Assyrian army is on their way to destroy them. The only ones who can have peace during these times are the righteous. The righteous man doesn’t listen to this news because his bread will be supplied and his water will not run out. He will set his mind on God’s plans and His promises. The Lord will be the Mighty One who will save them.
God promised to them salvation. He told them to strengthen their shaking hands and steady their knocking knees because he was coming to save them.
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign the Assyrian army did come. They were known for their barbaric tactics. We can compare them to today’s ISIS. They surrounded Jerusalem and shouted threats. They wanted to bargain with Hezekiah for 2,000 of his best fighting men. They even had the audacity to say that the Lord had sent them to destroy Jerusalem. Tomorrow we will read about the deliverance the Lord gave them, but today we are left hanging.
We all face our own crisis and our own enemies and we can choose to listen to their lies or we can do what the army of Hezekiah’s was instructed to do and that was not to answer them. We don’t have to cave in fear or reason with demons. They are unreasonable for one thing and the other is that they are to be under our feet. We need to remind them of that and trust in God. He can do the impossible and will if we just ask and believe.
Paul gives us the secret of living an abundant sinless life - live by the Spirit. He will never lead you to sin. His fruit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Lord, help us to trust you with our trials and live in the Spirit.
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