Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 122

versebyverse | October 12, 2008 16:06

Scripture:  Isaiah 7:1 (NIV):  "When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it."

Thought:  To me, if we are strong at all, it is because God wills it.

Question:  Could the enemy overpower me today?

Now we come to the grandson of Uzziah.  Since Isaiah's commission to go occured the year Uzziah died, this is occuring considerably later.

God has said that He would bring hard enemies against the Jews, but now Jerusalem stands strong.  Is this inconsistent?  Not when it comes to God's mercy in the midst of a downward trend toward final judgment.  God is often compassionate in the middle of His judgments.  God holds Jerusalem firm.  He has a purpose.

If we are held firm by God in the midst of trouble, it is also for a purpose.  God has far-reaching plans--ones that we should trust.  God is in sovereign control!  We should realize that if there is victory, it is because God has willed it.  It is not due to our personal strength or ability being better than someone else's!  And if we do enjoy victory and delight in it, we should give the glory to God.  That is where it belongs.

Prayer:  God of all strength, thank You for sustaining me the many times You have.  Help me to abide in You--stay faithful to You, so that Your strength is always available to me.  Amen.

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