Isaiah 21

Isaiah 21:9, 16-17 NIV

Look, here comes a man in a chariot
with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
'Babylon has fallen, has fallen!
All the images of its gods
lie shattered on the ground!'"

This is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The Lord , the God of Israel, has spoken.

This chapter contains prophecies against Babylon, Edom and Arabia. It is written in picturesque language but the bottom line is the destruction of those who have opposed God and his people, and who have embraced wickedness and false worship. The fall of these nations is sure. Their glory, their strength and their gods have no ability to protect and preserve them when God decides to judge.

As believers we have an enemy. Sometimes it feels like he has the upper hand. Bad things happen. People with no respect for our God or our faith seem to have the upper hand. Laws, policies and procedures are put into place that seem oppose God and His ways. Fear tends to grip our hearts as a result. But the bottom line is that God will judge. The glory, strength and plotting of those deceived by the Evil One will not stand. God never stops being God. The gods of this world will fall.

Father, I confess that I am sometimes inclined to fear and anger instead of faith. Thank you that your truth never changes. Thank you that you will deal with evil. Thank you that I can rest in you and wait.

By His grace,
Rick Weinert
District Superintendent
EFCA Northern Mtn District