10/24/2024
From my devotion this morning. Thought it was a timely reminder.
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The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, — Psalm 104:16
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But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.
— Isaiah 17:13 NLT
Just like the times Isaiah prophesied about, the peoples of the earth are thundering and roaring. "Listen! The armies of many nations roar like the roaring of the sea. Hear the thunder of the mighty forces as they rush forward like thundering waves" (Isaiah 17:12). They are proud, boastful, and blustery people that want their own way. Although they are willing to fight for what they want, they first try to intimidate everyone in their path, including the people of God. They would like nothing better than to get us to run before they even get here.
The message of our verse for today, however, is that we shouldn't let them intimidate us. The Lord will silence them. Indeed, "They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling in a storm." Instead of running from them, we should look to the Lord and stand firm on the promises He has made to help us and protect us. Instead of fearing them, we should trust the Lord.
Maybe things will look bad at first. Maybe the thundering and roaring will be almost too much to bear. But we should stand firm in faith anyway. In the morning, things will be different. In the morning, we will go out and find our enemies are gone (Isaiah 17:14). In the night, the Lord will go to battle for us and give them the fitting end they deserve.
Let's not let the terror of the threat stampede us before the enemies even get here. Let's not forfeit the battle before it has even begun. Things will look different in the morning
