March 3, 2025
Reflecting upon Isaiah 10:20-34 from yesterday’s teaching sermon at North Creek Church, by Pastor Kent Dresdow.
Father, these past two weeks, I have been shown from Your Word by Pastor Kent that those whom you have raised up for Your sovereign purpose to judge Your people, because of their unfaithfulness to You, (because they were sharing their love with others and rejecting Your love, and covenant care for them), will be judged themselves, especially because they have arrogantly asserted themselves, beyond Your intended purposes. Therefore, they will be judged accordingly-Thank you Father for a promise of a remnant-those who focus on You, overcome, and remain faithful, listening to what you are speaking by Your prophet, hearing the Word of the Lord, inspired by You/the Holy Spirit. This is the same intent you have always had for Your people-to hear Your Word, inspired by the Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-18), to be Your Church-Your called out ones-Father, give us ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to Your Church today.
This journal entry is roughly written, but that is ok.
Isaiah 10:10-34, the king of Assyria, boasts arrogantly.
Some additional thoughts.
God raises up individuals and/or nations for a specific task.
God has a specific assignment for them to do.
The reality is that most of the time such individuals and/or nations do not realize that they are being directed by the sovereignty of God.
A problem comes, when that individual and/or nation becomes proud in their heart-and acts arrogantly believing that they are invincible.
That arrogance of the heart is Satan driven.
God hates arrogance. That is saying it mildly.
God will judge all such arrogance.
In the context of Isaiah 10, this very dynamic is taking place.
God raises up Assyria to judge His people; the king of Assyria becomes arrogant; After God used Assyria to judge His people; God judges Assyria; God also promises His people that there will be a remnant; God intervenes mightily for His people; and in Isaiah 11 speaks of the coming of the Messiah.
As I shared in my previous post, I am concerned for President Trump and his administrative team that they will not become ‘arrogant’ and assert themselves beyond the assignment that God wills for them to do.
Remember the Church is in the world; but the Church is not to be part of the world. (John 17)
The Church must pray and intercede for President Trump and all those in authority over us. ( 1 Timothy 2: 1-15)
The Church must rest in the sovereignty of God regarding the leaders of the governments of the nations in this world. (Romans 13:1-14)
The Church must acknowledge the Authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the Head of the Body, and the King of the Kingdom. (Ephesians 1:15-23)
The Church must abide in the Lord Jesus Christ, governed by the Holy Spirit, and live obediently to the Word of God. (John 15:4-8; Romans 8:5-28; John 14:15)
As Jesus said, if you want to be My disciple, then this is what you need to do daily: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-38; Luke 9:23-27; Luke 14:27-35.)
Read 2 Timothy 3:1-17.
I recommend that you read Isaiah 10, especially in the Amplified Version if it is available.
Rooted in Christ’s Kingship, a brother in Christ, deo
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