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Trust in God means living in God’s presence, obey God’s commands, and worship God, and believing whatever in life comes from God. We are going to deliver a sermon from Isaiah 31:1-9. The Topic of the sermon is Trust in God. Let’s start with an example:
Trust in God
There was a man. His name was Ramu. He possesses married. The person was returning home together with his wife from his mother in law house. They have to cross a lake with a boat, in order that they get within the boat.
But suddenly a storm arose. The person was a warrior, but the lady became very afraid because the boat was small and therefore the storm was really great. The storm can drown the boat within the water at any movement. But the person didn’t afraid, he sat down silently, calm and quiet, like there nothing was happening.
The woman was trembling and she asked the person, how are you at so silently? Are you not getting fear? This might be our last journey by boat? And should be the last moment of our life! I feel we should not be to reach the shore. If there come any miracle then we will save; otherwise, our death is sure.
The man has a sword; he took the sword out of its sheath. He brought the naked sword on the brink of the woman’s neck; there was a little gap between the woman’s neck and the sword.
Then the person asked his wife, Are you afraid now? She laughs and said, Why should afraid of you? You’re my husband and my life just for you. I do know you too love me as I really like you. Why should I afraid of you?
The man replace the sword within the sheath, and said, my answer is same what you’ve got answered me. I do know loves all citizenry also as you and me too, our life is in his hand and also because the storm is just too in His hands.
So, there’s what getting to happen that’s good. Because everything is in God’s hand. We’ve life due to Him. He can do everything but nothing can do wrong. If we survive and not survive everything is good.
Background of the Book
Scholars believe that Isaiah the prophet didn’t write the whole book. There are good reasons to ascertain parts of chapters 139 as stemming from the historic Isaiah son of Amos; who lived in the Kingdom of Judah during the reigns of 4 kings from the mid to late 8th century BCE.
During this era, Assyria was expanding westward from its origins in modern-day northern Iraq towards the Mediterranean, destroying first Aram (modern Syria) in734-732 BCE; then the dominion of Israel in722-721, and eventually subjugating Judah in 701. The text what Isaiah prophesied is that the time was between705-701 BCE.
Isaiah 31:1-9
The Chapter 31 is that the short form, structure and constant of chapter 30. Where talks about the People of Israel has chosen false and rejected truth 30:1-8; and Lord God will fight for Jerusalem and can destroy Assyria 30:19-33. We can divide the chapter in two portions a) Misplace trust (31:1-3) and b) Lifelong trust (31:4-9)
Misplace Trust in God
Isaiah 31:1-3 says about the Israelites misplace trust in God. Here Isaiah reminds them that it’s only they who can experience lasting security & peace through getting help from God. He warns about the foolishness of trusting in anyone or anything aside from God.
God’s people at the time were facing the very real threat of invasion by a ruthless enemy, the Assyrians. The Assyrian army had already defeated the Northern Kingdom of Israel & was threatening the Southern Kingdom of Judah & the capital city Jerusalem.
God’s people were terrified & desperately trying to find help. Where did they turn? They’re in trouble. Within the text we see that they turned to Egypt. Egypt was another world power at that point & God’s people turned to Egypt for help. They thought Egypt could help them counter the Assyrian threat.
The prophet knew that delegations of officials had been to Egypt to invite help & to get horses & chariots. God’s people were relying upon military alliances & military hardware rather than relying upon the Lord.
The leaders in Jerusalem think they’re wiser than the Lord, They were acting as God knew nothing, even God has been guided them from the Exodus. Now, that they had forgotten God. To them it seemed irrelevant, a waste of your time, to hunt help from the Lord.
It had been much more practical to show to Egypt for help. in order for that prophet to predict them as the house of the evildoers, and iniquity, probably this ask the state of Judah; they refuse to trust in God to evolve their lives in his character.
They’re works of iniquity and that they will discover that God; far away from being their possession, is against them to destroy them. Verse 3 continues the contrast between Egypt and God asserting that flesh is hardly adequate to spirit.
Trust in God
Friends, believing (trust) in God isn’t an easy thing; it’s not only praying and worshiping God; Believing in God shows in our healthy behavior, in our good attitude, within the sweetness of our languages; within the good conversations with others.
Trust in God is not only trust Him when life isn’t facing any difficulties. Here within the text, we see that when people are threatened in life they shy away from the Lord. They need doubt that’s God getting to help them during this time of trouble.