God says “If you wait for Me, I will work on your behalf. Isaiah 64:4”
TOPIC: GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD
TEXT: Isaiah 10:5-19(NKJV)
- 10:5. ” Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
- 10:6. I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- 10:7. Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But [it is] in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.
- 10:8. For he says, ‘[Are] not my princes altogether kings?
- 10:9. [Is] not Calno like Carchemish? [Is] not Hamath like Arpad? [Is] not Samaria like Damascus?
- 10:10. As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
- 10:11. As I have done to Samaria and her idols, Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
10:12. Therefore it shall come to pass, when the LORD has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, [that He will say,] “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.” - 10:13. For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done [it,] And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant [man.]
- 10:14. My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people, And as one gathers eggs [that are] left, I have gathered all the earth; And there was no one who moved [his] wing, Nor opened [his] mouth with even a peep.”
- 10:15. Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? [Or] shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield [itself] against those who lift it up, [Or] as if a staff could lift up, [as if it were] not wood!
- 10:16. Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire.
- 10:17. So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day.
- 10:18. And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
- 10:19. Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them.
STUDY:
Whenever God assigns a duty to a person, He equips him or her for the work. God raised and equipped the Assyrians specifically to be his rod of anger and club of wrath against Israel’s disobedience. Assyria was meant to learn from the punishment God used them to give Israel, instead they became arrogant and proud. They thought it was for their genius and ability they achieved their victories, so God decided that He would judge them. God would destroy Assyria so completely that even a child could easily count the number of leaders remaining(v.19).
God’s work done in God’s way can never lack God’s support. On the other hand, God’s work done in an ungodly manner will never escape major mark of a worldly person (1 John 2:16). This evil monster is so bad that whenever it lays a grip on you, it will intoxicate you to the point you solution to pride; God rewards a life of humility. Even men will be pleased to identify with men of humble character. Beware of pride!
PRAYER:
Precious Father; please teach me the humility of Christ today, Amen!
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