And destruction about which you do not know will come on you suddenly.

 

II          Destruction

Is 47:8 - 15

            8          “Now, then, hear this, you sensual one,

Who dwells securely,

Who says in your heart,

‘I am, and there is no one besides me.

I will not sit as a widow,

Nor know loss of children.’

            9          “But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day:

Loss of children and widowhood.

They will come on you in full measure

In spite of your many sorceries,

In spite of the great power of your spells.

            10        “You felt secure in your wickedness and said,

‘No one sees me,’

Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you;

For you have said in your heart,

‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’

            11        “But evil will come on you

Which you will not know how to charm away;

And disaster will fall on you

For which you cannot atone;

And destruction about which you do not know

Will come on you suddenly.

            12        “Stand fast now in your spells

And in your many sorceries

With which you have labored from your youth;

Perhaps you will be able to profit,

Perhaps you may cause trembling.

            13        “You are wearied with your many counsels;

Let now the astrologers,

Those who prophesy by the stars,

Those who predict by the new moons,

Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

14        “Behold, they have become like stubble,

Fire burns them;

They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame;

There will be no coal to warm by

Nor a fire to sit before!

            15        “So have those become to you with whom you have labored,

Who have trafficked with you from your youth;

Each has wandered in his own way;

There is none to save you.

It’s one thing to be upset about what may be coming (distressed), it’s quite another to see everything in shambles (destruction). You cannot help yourself, much less loved ones. No matter what you put your trust in – self-worth, abilities, or sorceries and other demonic forces, there is nothing you can do to stop or minimize the destruction. It is total – there is none to save you.

7.         If we could hear God speak, He would probably say: “I tried to tell you, but you would not listen – like a child not listening to his/her parents. There is nothing you can do; there is no way to recover. I am coming like a thief. You won’t know when or where. Surrender your life to Me now.”