Saturday April 6, 2024

Isaiah 7:4
“Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint . . .”

In Isaiah 7, the prophet and his son were sent with a message to King Ahaz, who was facing the combined armies of two neighboring enemies. God’s counsel was to “be careful, be quiet,” to be unafraid despite the crisis, for the battle was the Lord’s. God intended to give Ahaz the resources necessary to overcome his challenges.

That’s a message for us, too. We don’t have to be fearful, for God gives us the grace and ability for whatever He calls us to do. We need to be strong and courageous, not fearful and doubtful. We need to have quiet minds and confident souls.

John Ruskin wrote, “God is a kind Father. He sets us all in the places where He wishes us to be employed; and that employment is truly ‘Our Father’s business.’ He chooses work for every creature.… He gives us always strength enough and sense enough for what He wants us to do.”

We can do whatever He calls us to do through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13).

The same God who guides the stars in their courses, who directs the earth in its
orbit, who feeds the burning furnace of the sun, and keeps the stars perpetually
burning with their fires—the same God has promised to supply thy strength.
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON

David Jeremiah, Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions (Tyndale, 2014)
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