July 11, 2019: SOAP #3507:  Isaiah 8-10; Hebrews 8

Scripture:  Isaiah (NIV) 8:11 The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said: 12 “Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. 13 The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,

Observation:  What the people were calling a conspiracy was the judgment of God.  God was using the Assyrians to bring judgment.  The people were afraid of what their “conspiracy” would do; but they should have feared the holy LORD God Almighty.

In a few verses, God reveals that He will be taking care of the Assyrians and delivering His people.

Application:   We are quick to blame others for our trouble.  It is a conspiracy against us.  We do not like to consider that we might be the source of our trouble.  We may need to repent.

The United States is experiencing the judgment of God along our southern border.  God is bringing illegal immigrants to replace all the children we have aborted.  It is easy to call those standing against the President’s efforts to close off the border a conspiracy.  If we truly feared the Lord, we would repent.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, reveal truth to us. May the fear of the Lord lead us to repentance. Amen

Pastor Leon
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