Isaiah 8-10

“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear ...” (8:12). Isaiah warned the Israelites not to let fear of the Assyrian Empire drive them to worship idols and look to earthly powers for protection. Instead, the Lord Almighty “is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread” (8:13). God’s powerful rescue would come in a surprising way. Rather than warriors and weapons, Isaiah prophesied: “to us a child is born” (9:6).

We don’t have to fear evil or the uncertainty of the future. We can live courageously under the reign of Jesus, the “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6).