I love the words God spoke to the Israelites. After talking about how he would bring down the Assyrians, he told the people of Israel,
In that day, the remnant of Israel, the survivors of the house of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down (Assyria), but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel…
Do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with the rod and lift up a club against you as Egypt did. Very soon, my anger against you will end, and my wrath will be directed to their destruction….
In that day, their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken. (Isaiah 10:20,24-25, 27)
As I read this, I can’t help but think about us and our lives.
We relied on him who struck us down. Satan promised us happiness and contentment, but in the end, he robbed us of everything. He left us beaten down and enslaved to our sin and lusts.
But to those of us who no longer put their trust in the lies of Satan, but instead rely and trust in the Lord, the burden of sin, guilt, and shame will be lifted from us and broken, and we will be set free.
And just as the day came when God judged the Assyrians, Satan’s day is coming too.
Satan knows it too. He shakes his fist at us threatening us (32), but the Lord will lop off his boughs with great power, and he will be felled and brought low (33-34).
So let us turn from the lies of Satan and trust him no longer.
He may entice us with his promises, but they are empty. He may threaten us with destruction, but when we put our trust in God, he has no power over us.
Let us instead, put our trust in the one who loves us, and who longs to restore us and give us new life.
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