Isaiah 8:11-22
11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
12 "Do not say, 'A conspiracy,'
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
13 The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow;
Let Him be your fear,
And let Him be your dread.
14 He will be as a sanctuary,
But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them shall stumble;
They shall fall and be broken,
Be snared and taken."
16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait on the LORD,
Who hides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I will hope in Him.
18 Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me!
We are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the LORD of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.
19 And when they say to you, "Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter," should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21 They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22 Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
The conspiracy here is an alliance with the wrong side, not necessarily as conspiracy theories today, though they have much in common. Both align with those not following God and His word, and neither trusts Him as they seek to rely on someone else for truth and deliverance. Yes, that is why the Lord commanded the prophet Isaiah not to align with the way of the people who had lost sight of the fear of God and obedience in humility to follow His words. They sought to establish themselves by themselves and not according to His word. The people of God were told not to fear the threats of those trying to make them align with them but to fear God as holy and dwell in Him as a sanctuary and worship Him in spirit and truth. Those who failed to do these two things were to be crushed as they stumbled (Matthew 21:44) because they were offended by aligning and identifying themselves with the LORD. That was the trap they walked into by fearing man and circumstances instead of Him. That was their downfall. May we not be aligned with any other who does not fear and trust God above the world events and conspiracies set against His word and with men’s fears instead. Followers of God have His word inscribed on their hearts (Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Romans 2:15) to guide and follow by faith in Him according to His word. We are His children whom He has given to Himself! How then can we align with the world to fight its battles instead of God’s? We should never consult conjurers of any kind, from the occult to leaders of misleading like QAnon who do not honor or serve our Lord. If anyone does not align with God’s words written in the scriptures, it is anathema of darkness and not truth of His light which we are to follow. Those who follow the dark paths only find themselves empty and always hungry for what they do not possess apart from Him. They curse their leaders and God in the heavens as they pursue troubles while flailing around in the darkness which God will drive them further into if they continue to reject Christ and His word. May we never align with these conspiracies, brothers and sisters! We are of the light and fear God. We do not follow those who hate and fight against the leaders which the Lord set over us (Romans 13:1-2); we are to pray for our leaders instead (1 Timothy 2:1-4) as we trust only our Lord. Amen.
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