Isaiah 37- Gods Defense

 

What a privilege to be loved by the God who is able to defend us, protect us and save us!!!

Isaiah 36- Mocking God

 

This may have been the biggest mistake of the Assyrians to mock the LORD God.  To believe that God was the same as the gods of other nations…they pay for that in just another couple chapters when God send an angel to kill 185,000 of them in one night.

Lord, help me to trust, see and be confident in Your god-ness … that you are so far beyond what I know, and understand You to be.  Not only is nothing impossible for You, but there is no imaginable scenario where You are not sovereign.  All of the trial and temptations that I face, are as nothing in contrast to Your power!  Lord, help me to live as if that were true!!!

Isaiah 35- Jesus Reign

 

What a joyous time for His people when He returns!

Isaiah 34- Sovereign LORD

 

Even as God is meting out destruction, He is sovereignly and purposefully guiding the aftermath.  He has planned the beginning and the end of every trial to accomplish His will and transform His people.

Lord, help me to trust you in every stage of trial that You know and orchestrate all things for Your glory and our good growth.

Isaiah 33- Right Living

 

Early in this chapter God comes to dwell with His people, bringing justice, righteousness, stability, salvation, wisdom and knowledge…all established by “the fear of the LORD”.  Then this passage describes the confidence we can have as we follow Gods way…all because He will save us.

Isaiah 32- Spirits Work

 

We all long for justice, peace and security!  Yet everyday we look around and we are reminded that these things are in short supply around our world.  There are likely pockets of these around us where Gods Kingdom has broken through as His Church is displaying the fruit of the Spirit consistently.  Those are sweet places where this passage comes to life….but they are just moments, in a sea of chaos.

Lord, we long for Your return and for Your Spirit to be influencing everything we see.  Help me to live in a way that those around me may experience just a moment of Your peace, comfort and justice.

Isaiah 31- Rely on God ALONE

 

God is asking His people to rely only on Him, that includes me.  I am forced to look inside to understand where I am relying on my own skills, knowledge, experience or ability rather than having an unshakable confidence in Gods care of me.

It would be easy to expect that He will always keep me from harm or discomfort, but God sometimes uses those vary situations to shape me, mold me and conform me to be more like Jesus Christ!

Lord, help me to trust You and rely solely on Your provision, protection and power, so that I don’t depend on myself or any other weak thing…You alone are able to stand every trial!