God
promises to totally defeat His enemies. (Isaiah 20:3, Exodus 15:9)
It's because they refuse to repent and realize who He is and how
powerful He is. And one of the reasons the Isrealites were taken
prisoners by the Assyrians and Babylonians and were sacked by the
Romans was that the prophets who came with messages from God were
killed by them.(Acts 7:52) And this disbelief culminated with Jesus
and with Jesus' death our sins were taken away and all people were
given hope of salvation and eternal life if we make Him our Lord.
(Isaiah 6:7). It's because of this hope I rejoice. (Psalm 119:162).
And God rewards me for standing strong and will continue to do that.
(Luke 11:22) And He is faithful and His children are faithful
otherwise how could He judge those who are evil? (Romans 3:6) While
we were yet sinners He sent His Son to die and rise again. (Romans
5:8) And we are a new creation in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17) So we are
exhorted to put off our old ways (Ephesians 4:22-24) and find renewal
in Him. (Colossians 3:10) My old ways, our old ways, lead us to
compete for God's favor. But it's God's grace that lead to my, our,
salvation, not what we've done. (Acts 15:11). The LORD promises me
and all that He comes to give me and us life. (John 10:10) And what
I must realize is two promises: 1) All of His sacrifice and
suffering, all of His life is for all of our sakes (Romans 4:25) and
2)We will be saved. (Isaiah 53:11)
