Just Do it!

Isa.7:³ “Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz…” (emphasis added).

Everyone that walks with God understands this. Everyone that has a tangible relationship with God understands that every time God asks you to do something that is huge for you, you are about to God see action! You are about to see God do something huge for you. You will have a tangible relationship with God (say Amen), so you will understand this. The first reason God asked Isaiah to take his son was so that Isaiah would dramatize what God was about to orchestrate. The second reason God told Isaiah to take his son was the boy’s name – Shear-jashu.

The name Shear-jashub means “a remnant will return”, “a remnant will remain.” Typically, when a prophet or someone you respect visits with their son, you would ask for the name of the child. God knows that when Isaiah shows up before the king with his son, the king will ask for the name of the boy. When the boy introduces himself as Shear-jashub, the king will understand what it means. He will understand that it means a remnant will remain. God is saying that no matter how bad it looks; He is going to resurrect the situation (say Amen). This is what the Lord says. God is saying, there will still be hope. Not only will there be hope, but there will also be growth. And not only will there be growth, but there will also be a restoration. God said to Isaiah, take your son because a remnant will remain (paraphrased). The Bible is just so amazing.

Isa.7:^11-12 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.” But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the Lord like that.” God says, ‘ask for a sign, make it really hard’. But the king refused because he did not want to test the Lord, right? When we hear responses like this, most times it sounds deeply spiritual, right? Such responses suggest that the person speaking is a person of faith, confident in his God, and does not need reassurance, right? But what Ahaz was really saying, although it was sounding very spiritual, was that he did not want to obey God. But I almost missed it, until I read the next verse. Isa.7:¹³ “…Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?” The problem with old Christians is they know how to sound spiritual but what they are saying is arrant nonsense. You must never be an old Christian. Say, “I must never be an old Christian.”  What Ahaz said had no spiritual weight.

Prayer: Father, I ask for the grace to consistently align with Your heart and do all that You require of me, in Jesus Name. Amen!