Isaiah 20 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO

And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’ Isaiah 20:6 – God, through Isaiah, and through a very unique visual sermon example, made it clear to His people Judah that trusting in anything other than Him was a lost cause. Egypt and Cush were strong nations that in the midst of the Assyrian invasion Judah would look to for strength and rescue. Rather than turning to the Lord, who had demonstrated His power to them in mighty ways in their past, they would look for help from their surrounding nations. What though does God say will come about when these other “strong” nations come against Assyria? The would be taken captive and carried into exile naked and barefoot. Seeing the ones you were trusting in for rescue being treated as such would strip away any boldness and confidence you had against you enemy. If the enemy could do that to such a strong nation, what hope of escape do we have? Such is the reason we must place our hope in a strength stronger than anything of this world. We need someone to lean on and trust in that no power in their world can defeat. That someone is Jesus. No army can take Him down, no devil can hold Him down, and no death can defeat Him. When we trust in Jesus, our confidence will never be put to shame. Trust in the one that truly has the power over all. I love you, but Jesus loves you more - Mac

Question To Ponder: Do you think if God were to ask you to do something so outlandish like He asked Isaiah to do in this chapter, would you be willing to follow His command?

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