OUR FATHER'S ANGER TOWARDS HIS PEOPLE RELENTS 

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 25 says this;

Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction.”

The Assyrians had been used as an impliment of judgement against the Lord's people.

The Assyrians had opportunistically taken advantage of their position to try to gain absolute control of the nations of the earth and by extension, the people of God.

This verse highlights a moment where the anger of God against His people ends and is redirected towards the destruction of the Assyrians because of their presumption and arrogance.

Amen.

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OUR FATHER WHO WILL PROTECT HIS REMNANT FROM THE ASSYRIANS

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 24 says this;

Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.

Specifying the remnant of His people who are marked by the fact that they dwell in Zion, the Lord tells them not to be afraid of the agents of darkness who strike them with rods and threaten them with clubs.

The Assyrians, acting towards God's people like the Egyptians did towards the Israelites while they were in bondage, used violence or the threat of violence to try to intimidate God's people but the Lord instructs His people not to be intimidated by them on account of the power of His might.

Amen.

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OUR FATHER WHO WILL ENFORCE THE DECREES OF HIS REMNANT

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 23 says this;

The Lord, the Lord Almighty, will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.

Continuing  from verse 22, we see that the Lord Himself will carry out the destruction that His remnant will have decreed over the land.

The Lord, in His tremendous might, will unleash a strike that will demolish the infrastructure and administration of oppression that was set up by the kingdom of darkness.

Amen.

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 OUR FATHER WHO PROTECTS HIS REMNANT

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 22 says this;

Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return.

Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.

This verse references the metaphor within the promise that the Lord made to Abraham about the number of his descendants being like the sand by the sea.

Though this vast number is fulfilled, the people of God who emerge from the conflagration with the king of Assyria described in Isaiah chapter 10, will be a remnant who will survive the destruction and will rise to decree overwhelming righteous judgement on the kingdom of Assyria.

The power of God will enforce their decrees and kingdom of Assyria will be evicerated.

Amen.

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OUR FATHER SET HIS SON UPON THE THRONE

From Psalm 2

On My holy mountain

Have I installed My King

Therefore, you rulers, of the earth 

Be wise and humbly bow to Him 

Serve God with fear always reverence

His rule with trembling

Blessed are all those 

Who find their refuge in Him

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Psalm 2

Why do the nations conspire[a]

    and the peoples plot in vain?

2 The kings of the earth rise up

    and the rulers band together

    against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,

3 “Let us break their chains

    and throw off their shackles.”

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;

    the Lord scoffs at them.

5 He rebukes them in his anger

    and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

6 “I have installed my king

    on Zion, my holy mountain.”

7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;

    today I have become your father.

8 Ask me,

    and I will make the nations your inheritance,

    the ends of the earth your possession.

9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];

    you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;

    be warned, you rulers of the earth.

11 Serve the Lord with fear

    and celebrate his rule with trembling.

12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry

    and your way will lead to your destruction,

for his wrath can flare up in a moment.

    Blessed are all who take refuge in him

OUR FATHER'S REMNANT WILL RETURN

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 21 says this;

A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.

In the conflagration with the king of Assyria, the remnant of God's people will be separated out and they will return to the Mighty God.

This remnant is a set of people who, with humility, joy, gratitude, serenity and anticipation, will return to the Lord in His service.

Amen.

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OUR FATHER IS OUR PROVIDER

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 20 says this;

In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

The day that the king of Assyria is struck down, the remnant of the Lord's people will decouple from their reliance on the Assyrian economic systems and will begin to walk in faith trusting in the provision of God.

This transition represents the end of the control that the kingdom of darkness will be able to wield over the people of God.

Amen.

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OUR FATHER HAS CHOSEN ZION

From Psalm 132;

For the Lord has chosen Zion

As His dwelling place forever 

All Her priests are clothed with salvation

And her faithful ones sing for joy (x2)

For His annointed One is on the mighty throne

And on His head He wears a radiant crown 

For the Lord has chosen Zion

And her faithful ones sing for joy (x2)

Lord, remember David

    and all his self-denial.

2 He swore an oath to the Lord,

    he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3 "I will not enter my house

    or go to my bed,

4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes

    or slumber to my eyelids,

5 till I find a place for the Lord,

    a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

6 We heard it in Ephrathah,

    we came upon it in the fields of Jaar:[a]

7 "Let us go to his dwelling place,

    let us worship at his footstool, saying,

8 "Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place,

    you and the ark of your might.

9 May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;

    may your faithful people sing for joy."

10 For the sake of your servant David,

    do not reject your anointed one.

11 The Lord swore an oath to David,

    a sure oath he will not revoke:

"One of your own descendants

    I will place on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

    and the statutes I teach them,

then their sons will sit

    on your throne for ever and ever."

13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,

    he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

14 "This is my resting place for ever and ever;

    here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.

15 I will bless her with abundant provisions;

    her poor I will satisfy with food.

16 I will clothe her priests with salvation,

    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.

17 “Here I will make a horn[b] grow for David

    and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,

    but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown."

OUR FATHER WHO IS OUR SHIELD AND DEFENDER

From Psalm 140;

I will say to the Lord, "You are my God."

Sovereign Lord, you are my deliverer

Surely I will praise Your holy name

I will dwell in your presence forever

In the day of battle, You are my shield 

Keep me safe, Oh Lord when I cry to You in prayer 

Rescue me from those who set a snare for me 

So I will dwell in Your presence forever

Psalm 140

Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers;

    protect me from the violent,

2 who devise evil plans in their hearts

    and stir up war every day.

3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's;

    the poison of vipers is on their lips.[b]

4 Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;

    protect me from the violent,

    who devise ways to trip my feet.

5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me;

    they have spread out the cords of their net

    and have set traps for me along my path.

6 I say to the Lord, "You are my God."

    Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.

7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,

    you shield my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord;

    do not let their plans succeed.

9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;

    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.

10 May burning coals fall on them;

    may they be thrown into the fire,

    into miry pits, never to rise.

11 May slanderers not be established in the land;

    may disaster hunt down the violent.

12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor

    and upholds the cause of the needy.

13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,

    and the upright will live in your presence.

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