Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues with trust

in the Lord as we pick up in Isaiah chapter 31 verse one and now with today's

message here's pastor Chuck. So we turn in our Bibles to Isaiah 31?

Now as a backdrop to these scriptures in Isaiah 31 is the impending invasion of Assyria.

Assyria is the world conquering power at the moment.

Assyria has destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Syria has destroyed Syria, has conquered Syria, has conquered

over Babylon, and now the Assyrian troops are moving in a massive invasion of the Southern Kingdom of Judah,

having taken some of the cities of Judah already.

And there is pressure against Tezakiah, and the pressure groups are seeking to have him to make an alliance with Egypt, and to go down to Egypt and seek the help of the Egyptians against this

Assyrian invasion. And so Isaiah is saying no your strength is in standing still in doing nothing.

God is going to deliver you from the hand of the Assyrian.

Don't trust in the arm of flesh.

Trust in the Lord.

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