(Isaiah 7.4-6 NIV)
\nSay to him [Ahaz], “Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood\u2014because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6 ‘Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.'”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n“Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart.”<\/p>\n
This is the Sovereign LORD talking.\u00a0 He spoke words of assurance to his people then in times of great duress; he does the same for his people today, even now, even at this moment.<\/p>\n
Can you hear him?<\/p>\n
Can you hear him when the trouble of this world or your personal struggles threaten to roll over you like a truck?<\/p>\n
Do we face genuine threats, the “fierce anger” of our enemies?\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 That is not the question.<\/p>\n
The question is will we listen to the threats or will we listen to the Sovereign LORD of all creation, seen and unseen?<\/p>\n
So listen to this, my friend.\u00a0 God rules, so be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart.<\/p>\n
\n- (Isaiah 7.7a NIV) Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says …<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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