Wed.’s Devo - The Righteous Will be Saved!

Read: Isaiah 33:10-36:22; Galatians 5:13-26; Psalm 64:1-10; Proverbs 23:23 The Lord stands up because the end is here - the end to the wicked Assyrians. God was going to do to them what they threatened to do to Jerusalem. He was going to burn them with fire and destroy them. The survivors of God’s judgment fire will be the righteous who were honest and fair and refused to take bribes. They will become the rulers. They will live in fortified houses where food will be supplied to them. They will have water in abundance. (Reminds me of Goshen where Joseph’s family lived when they came to Egypt. They ate from the king’s table in a time of famine.) *** The rulers of Assyria who were oppressive and violent will be seen no more. Jerusalem will be a city of peace and protection. They will celebrate God’s holy festivals. God will be like a wide river that no one can cross to get to them for harm. God is their judge, lawyer and king. He will care for them and save them. The wealth of the wicked will be divided among the people of God. God will forgive Israel’s sins. This is our promise today! *** God’s enemies will be completely destroyed and the dead left unburied causing a stink on the land. The kingdoms of this world will melt away and disappear, the world’s stars will fall to the ground. The gods of the heathen will lose any power they had to deceive. *** Next, God will judge Edom. God will take out his revenge on all they did to Israel. Edom will burn forever and its judgment will never end. It will lie deserted from generations generation and no one will live there again. It will be known as the Land of Nothing. It will be deeded over to the wild animals. *** God’s glory will be displayed in the desert. It will bloom with flowers and productivity. Isaiah told the people to let this good news strengthen their hearts and make them happy and hopeful. God will make a road across the desert which will be named the Highway of Holiness and only those who walk in God’s ways will be able to travel it. They will enter Jerusalem with joy and singing. *** In the 14th year of Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyrian came to attack Judah. He sent his messengers with words of intimidation and fear. They were to weaken the warriors making it easier to take the city. They told the soldiers on the wall not to listen to Hezekiah because God had sent them to take their city. God was not on Hezekiah’s side because he had gotten rid of all God’s shrines. (How deceived he was) *** This tactic of intimidation is still going on today. We call it the main stream media. It hounds us with bad news and chaos to control and keep us in the state of fear. I would recommend not listening to it at all. I never listen to the news. I listen to Elijah Streams and the prophets. They have the good news. *** Hezekiah had Jehovah God on his side. He had gotten rid of all the pagan shrines that the Assyrians trusted in. All of their threats were lies and deception. But, even the leader so Judah were weakened when they heard their threats. They tore their clothes in despair and took the bad news to Hezekiah. *** In Galatians, Paul explains the freedom they have in Christ. It is not freedom to sin but freedom to serve one another in love. If we walk in the Spirit we won’t have a desire to sin. God’s Spirit produces in us love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Paul encourages us not to become conceited or jealous of one another. Lord, help us to walk in the fruit of your Spirit. Help us to listen to your voice and not the voice of the accuser who wants to put us in fear and intimidate us. We are the ones you gave dominion over the earth. May we rise up and take our position to watch over your creation and your people.