- If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all. Isaiah 7:9b – What’s happening here is the people of Judah are about to be attacked by some enemies. God is speaking into them to trust Him and trust that they will be fine even though the enemy will try to take them out. He says in verse 4 to, “Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint” because of these enemies. Our verse though reminds us if we aren’t steady in our trust and confidence in God, don’t expect to find the peace and joy in the struggle that He is promising you. If we aren’t running to Him in the struggle, know we aren’t going to find from somewhere else what only He gives. We can stay firm in the midst of all this craziness right now, having peace and joy through it all. We just need to be running to the right person, and only Him. Peace, joy, comfort, and a whole lot more of what you need right now is available, you just have to turn to Him who is offering it to you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1208
- And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah. Isaiah 7:4 – Ahaz was the king of Judah at this time, and as a result of his unfaithfulness to the Lord, we see Israel and Syria teaming up to attack Judah. Scripture says Ahaz, “shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind” when he received word of the oncoming attack. God is inviting Ahaz to trust Him and His power, for God saw Ahaz’s enemy far different than Ahaz did. Ahaz saw these two armies as an unstoppable force that would utterly destroy them, yet God saw them as a smoldering stump of wood that makes more smoke than it does fire. We too must understand that God sees our enemies and problems far different than we do. Our financial issues look far different to the God who owns everything. Our health issues look very different to the Creator of the human body. Our marriage problems look fixable to the God who has witnessed every marriage in all of time. It is difficult to see God and trust Him when the problems in life are so visible and powerful in our life, but this is where God is calling us to place our faith in Him. Yes, the enemy sees closer than God, and yes the problems seem too grand for anyone to fix, but neither are true statements. God is closer and God can fix. While the movements of God may be different than we pray for or think is the correct way for God to move, seek to trust in His ability and presence with you despite the abilities and presence of your enemies. I love you, but Jesus loves you more. – Mac – Daily DEVO 2674
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