Do Not Fear What They Fear
Greetings in the Lord! Not too long ago the Lord had me read Isaiah chapters 7-8 and gave a word about it (see April 22). Again the Lord refers us to those chapters and gives us a word: V.5-9) Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah's son have plotted your ruin, saying, "Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it." Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "'It will not take place, it will not happen, for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damasucs is only Rezin....The head of Ephraim is....only Remaliah's son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' " The Lord was assuring king Ahaz of Judah that though Ephraim and Aram were joined together to invade, divide and plunder Judah, it would not happen. The Lord was even willing to give a sign to king Ahaz to encourage and strengthen his faith. Can you see the same in our election race? There are candidates tha