Isaiah 7:4 Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn't need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers...v.7 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "This invasion will never happen; it will never take place; v.9 Unless your faith is firm I cannot make you stand firm."
Jerusalem was under attack from two other powerful nations. It was at a point when verse 2 says the King of Judah and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm. I think we can all identify with that feeling somewhere along the line! Maybe for you it's right now.
Sometimes we don't just have one big issue to deal with but two or maybe more and we feel overwhelmed by it all. But God shows us here that He is in charge of our lives and there is no enemy that can bring us down when our faith is in Him. He says the same thing to us He said to Judah that what we're fearing will never happen. And that's what today's encouragement is all about.
In the Old Testament when this verse was written He told His people to 'Stand firm in your faith and God will make you stand firm'. But today, in the New Covenant we have the Holy Spirit inside us helping us to stand firm, so we're not trying to do it on our own.
Even if you are shaking in your boots, God can make you steady and well able to deal with whatever is coming against you. Keep your eyes firmly fixed on Him and His promises to deliver and rescue you whatever is happening. Don't give in to the fear. God has given you a spirit of power to deal with it, call on the name of Jesus. Tell the enemy to back off and go. Resist him in Jesus' name.
You are strong in Him, you are a victor in Jesus. You are not a victim! You are a child of the Most High God and He is for you, not against you.
God is strengthening you and fighting your battles for you. Stand firm in your faith in Him today.
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