Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"As I have purposed, so it shall stand"
Text: Isaiah 14:24
THE MAJESTIC POWER OF GOD
The majesty and power of the LORD had to be clearly demonstrated to Judah and to the Assyrian Empire. The reign of the Assyrians seemed supreme and insurmountable. The LORD stepped in with this prophetic announcement.
“The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying,
‘Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
That I will break the Assyrian in My land,
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
For the LORD of hosts has purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?'”
Isaiah 14:24-27
1. The word of the LORD of hosts.
a) All that God had thought, that would come to pass.
b) Whatever God had purposed, so it shall stand.
c) Nobody else can wield such power!
2. A word against the Assyrians.
a) The Assyrians’ power would be broken in Judah.
b) The yoke of the Assyrians on Judah would be removed.
c) The Assyrian army would be trampled underfoot!
3. God’s purpose.
a) God rules over the entire earth.
b) His purpose would be fulfilled.
c) His hand of power cannot be curtailed by any human power.
4. Awesome rhetorical questions.
a) Who can annul God’s purpose?
b) If God’s hand is stretched out, who can turn it back?