ISAIAH 7 - TRUST IN GOD & PERSIST IN BATTLE!!!

 Father, Son & Holy Spirit led me with eyes closed to Isaiah 7 for the 8th time on Jan 9 (789 👀 .. this led me to Psalm 78:9 .. then to verses 9-11 👀👀 (WHICH IS A CONFIRMATION).

WHEN FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL BATTLE ..  "The warriors from Ephraim were armed with arrows, but they ran away when the battle began. They broke their agreement with God, and they turned their backs on his teaching. They forgot all he had done, even the mighty miracles." Psalm 78:9-11

GOD EQUIPPED HIS PEOPLE FOR THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE AHEAD, BUT THEY OFTEN FAILED IN THE DAY OF BATTLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KEEP COVENANT WITH HIM.

GOD GIVES HIS CHILDREN THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE VICTORY, BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE RESOURCES DEPENDS UPON OUR CHOICE TO MAKE USE OF THEM. IF WE ARE TURNED BACK ON THE DAY OF BATTLE, IT IS BECAUSE WE CHOSE NOT TO USE THE RESOURCES GOD MADE AVAILABLE FOR US. 

• Some turn back before the battle begins.
• Some turn back as soon as the battle is engaged.
• Some turn back when the first injury is received.
• Some turn back when the battle becomes long.

WE LOSE SPIRITUAL BATTLES BECAUSE OF DISOBEDIENCE and IGNORANCE. LET US NOT REPEAT THIS ERROR IN OUR DAY!!!

ISAIAH 7 IS RELATED TO PSALM 78:9-11 IN THAT IT ALSO CONCERNS EPHRAIM AND A SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL BATTLE THEY ARE ABOUT TO ENTER. THEY ARE FEARFUL INSTEAD OF TRUSTING IN GOD. THEY ARE SHAKEN AND UNSTABLE IN THEIR HEARTS.

SO ISAIAH BROUGHT A WORD FROM THE LORD TO THE KING (Ahaz) AND TOLD HIM TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD HIM NOT TO FEAR & TO TRUST IN THE LORD. WHILE THE KING WAS WORRIED, GOD WAS NOT MOVED BY THE ENEMY. HE HAD ALREADY DECREED VICTORY FOR JERUSALEM. BUT THE KING (Ahaz) CHOSE TO TRUST IN CARNAL METHODS OF WAR, RATHER THAN IN THE LORD & HE WAS NOT VICTORIOUS.

PRAY OUR LEADERS TRUST IN THE LORD, THAT THEY EARNESTLY REMEMBER ALL THE MARVELOUS SIGNS & WONDERS HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST & THAT THEY ARE OBEDIENT IN ORDER TO BE VICTORIOUS OVER OUR ENEMIES TODAY!

IN THE days of Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it. And the house of David [Judah] was told, Syria is allied with Ephraim [Israel]. And the heart [of Ahaz] and the hearts of his people trembled and shook, as the trees of the forest tremble and shake with the wind. Then said the Lord to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Judah's King Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub [a remnant shall return], at the end of the aqueduct or canal of the Upper Pool on the highway to the Fuller's Field; And say to him, Take heed and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted because of these two stumps of smoking firebrands–at the fierce anger of [the Syrian King] Rezin and Syria and of the son of Remaliah [Pekah, usurper of the throne of Israel]. Because Syria, Ephraim [Israel], and the son of Remaliah have purposed evil against you [Judah], saying, Let us go up against Judah and harass and terrify it; and let us cleave it asunder [each of us taking a portion], and set a [vassal] king in the midst of it, namely the son of Tabeel, Thus says the Lord God: It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. For the head [the capital] of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is [King] Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces so that it will no longer be a people. And the head (the capital) of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son [Pekah]. If you will not believe and trust and rely [on God and on the words of God's prophet instead of Assyria], surely you will not be established nor will you remain. Moreover, the Lord spoke again to King Ahaz, saying, Ask for yourself a sign (a token or proof) of the Lord your God [one that will convince you that God has spoken and will keep His word]; ask it either in the depth below or in the height above [let it be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven]. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. And [Isaiah] said, Hear then, O house of David! Is it a small thing for you to weary and try the patience of men, but will you weary and try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the young woman who is unmarried and a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [God with us]. [Isa. 9:6; Jer. 31:22; Mic. 5:3-5; Matt. 1:22, 23.] Butter and curds and wild honey shall he eat when he knows [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the child shall know [enough] to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land [Canaan] whose two kings you abhor and of whom you are in sickening dread shall be forsaken [both Ephraim and Syria]. [Isa. 7:2.] The Lord shall bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim [the ten northern tribes] departed from Judah–even the king of Assyria. And in that day the Lord shall whistle for the fly [the numerous and troublesome foe] that is in the whole extent of the canal country of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. And these [enemies like flies and bees] shall come and shall rest all of them in the desolate and rugged valleys and deep ravines and in the clefts of the rocks, and on all the thornbushes and on all the pastures. In the same day [will the people of Judah be utterly stripped of belongings], the Lord will shave with the razor that is hired from the parts beyond the River [Euphrates]–even with the king of Assyria–[that razor will shave] the head and the hair of the legs, and it shall also consume the beard [leaving Judah with open shame and scorn]. [II Kings 16:7, 8; 18:13-16.] And [because of the desolation brought on by the invaders] in that day, a man will [be so poor that he will] keep alive only a young milk cow and two sheep. And because of the abundance of milk that they will give, he will eat butter and curds, for [only] butter and curds and [wild] honey [no vegetables] shall everyone eat who is left in the land [these products provided from the extensive pastures and the plentiful wild flowers upon which the bees depend]. And in that day, in every place where there used to be a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be briers and thorns. With arrows and with bows shall a man come [to hunt] there, because all the land will be briers and thorns. And as for all the hills that were formerly cultivated with mattock and hoe, you will not go there for fear of briers and thorns; but they will become a place where oxen are let loose to pasture and where sheep tread.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7‬:‭1‬-‭25‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

When I posted today's scripture & message on X, I received a timestamp of 4:17 that confirms it!! Mark 4:17 👇

“And they have no real root in themselves, and so they endure for a little while; then when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Word, they immediately are offended (become displeased, indignant, resentful) and they stumble and fall away.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭17‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

IF YOU DIED TONIGHT IN YOUR SLEEP, ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT YOU WOULD SPEND ETERNITY IN HEAVEN?

Jesus is the ONLY WAY!!!

BY ACKNOWLEDGING WITH YOUR WORDS (FROM YOUR HEART) THAT JESUS IS YOUR LORD & SAVIOR, YOU ARE SAVED FOR ALL ETERNITY.

GOD DOES NOT EXPECT US TO BE PERFECT, BUT HE REQUIRES THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT HIS SON IS THE CHRIST WHO CAME TO TAKE AWAY YOUR SINS & TO MAKE A WAY FOR YOU TO SPEND ALL ETERNITY IN HEAVEN WHEN YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH IS FINISHED.

IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE JESUS THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE, DON'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE SAY THIS PRAYER NOW (MUST BE SAID ALOUD):

Father God, I recognize I am a sinner. I come to you asking forgiveness of my sins. I confess in my heart and speak with my mouth that Jesus Christ is Your Son, and He died on the cross for my sins. I confess Jesus as the Lord of my heart, my soul and my life. I accept Jesus as my personal Savior and I praise You for making a way for me. I declare by the Blood of Jesus that I am saved. Jesus, I invite You into my life, and I pray You continue to reveal your LOVE to me by Your Holy Spirit. I ask You to have Your way with my life. I thank You for the new creation You have made me.