1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:06,730 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,790 --> 00:00:13,650 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at BibleStudyHeadquarters.com. You're listening 3 00:00:13,690 --> 00:00:17,450 Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge, 4 00:00:18,050 --> 00:00:22,500 Speaker 1: and today we're in Isaiah chapter 31, and we'll be 5 00:00:22,550 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: reading from the New Living Translation. What sorrow awaits those 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: who look to Egypt for help? trusting their horses, chariots, 7 00:00:33,180 --> 00:00:37,260 Speaker 1: and charioteers, and depending on the strength of human armies, 8 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,500 Speaker 1: instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. 9 00:00:42,780 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster. He 10 00:00:46,870 --> 00:00:50,100 Speaker 1: will not change his mind. He will rise against the 11 00:00:50,190 --> 00:00:55,570 Speaker 1: wicked and against their helpers. For these Egyptians are mere humans, 12 00:00:55,970 --> 00:01:00,670 Speaker 1: not God. Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits. 13 00:01:01,710 --> 00:01:05,009 Speaker 1: When the Lord raises His fist against them, those who 14 00:01:05,110 --> 00:01:09,820 Speaker 1: help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. They 15 00:01:09,860 --> 00:01:13,740 Speaker 1: will all fall down and die together. But this is 16 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: what the Lord has told me. When a strong young 17 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,860 Speaker 1: lion stands growling over a sheep it has killed, it 18 00:01:21,940 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: is not frightened by the shouts and noise of a 19 00:01:24,740 --> 00:01:29,060 Speaker 1: whole crowd of shepherds. In the same way, the Lord 20 00:01:29,170 --> 00:01:32,530 Speaker 1: of heaven's armies says, will come down and fight on 21 00:01:32,610 --> 00:01:36,660 Speaker 1: Mount Zion. The Lord of heaven's armies will hover over 22 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 1: Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest. 23 00:01:41,260 --> 00:01:44,820 Speaker 1: He will defend and save the city. He will pass 24 00:01:45,020 --> 00:01:49,700 Speaker 1: over it and rescue it. Though you are such wicked rebels, 25 00:01:49,780 --> 00:01:54,290 Speaker 1: my people, come and return to the Lord. I know 26 00:01:54,330 --> 00:01:56,970 Speaker 1: the glorious day will come when each of you will 27 00:01:57,010 --> 00:02:00,830 Speaker 1: throw away the gold idols and and silver images your 28 00:02:00,950 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: sinful hands have made. The Assyrians will be destroyed, but 29 00:02:05,780 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: not by the swords of men. The sword of God 30 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: will strike them, and they will panic and flee. The 31 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:17,899 Speaker 1: strong young Assyrians will be taken away as captives. Even 32 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,340 Speaker 1: the strongest will quake with terror, and princes will flee 33 00:02:22,660 --> 00:02:26,590 Speaker 1: when they see your battle flags, says the Lord, whose 34 00:02:26,669 --> 00:02:31,829 Speaker 1: fire burns in Zion with whose flame blazes from Jerusalem. 35 00:02:33,830 --> 00:02:38,570 Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, and 36 00:02:38,620 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege of being able to 37 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,220 Speaker 1: look at it together today. And we thank you for 38 00:02:43,260 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: the reminder here not to put our ultimate trust in 39 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: human governments or armies or things of that nature as 40 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,820 Speaker 1: if they have the ultimate power to deliver us. Because 41 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,060 Speaker 1: we know, Lord, that deliverance ultimately comes from you. And 42 00:02:59,100 --> 00:03:02,780 Speaker 1: you invite your people to choose not to live in 43 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,460 Speaker 1: rebellion against you, but rather to come to you in repentance, 44 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: trusting in you, rejoicing in the gift of salvation that 45 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,970 Speaker 1: you provide all who believe in your Son, Jesus Christ, 46 00:03:16,490 --> 00:03:21,410 Speaker 1: recognizing that you are the one who brings deliverance. Lord, 47 00:03:21,450 --> 00:03:23,929 Speaker 1: we're grateful for these reminders that we see in this 48 00:03:24,010 --> 00:03:26,579 Speaker 1: portion of Isaiah. And we're grateful for the ways that 49 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,139 Speaker 1: you display this all throughout your word and with other 50 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,780 Speaker 1: reminders throughout the course of our lives. We're just grateful 51 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: for these things, Lord. We're grateful for your presence with us, 52 00:03:36,820 --> 00:03:39,820 Speaker 1: and we're grateful for your love. We pray this all 53 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,580 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen.