Isaiah 28:16b: Whoever believes will not act hastily.
It reads ‘the one who trusts will never be dismayed’ in New International Version. It means whoever believes and trusts in God will not panic (when faced with a challenge in life), be anxious, or make hasty decisions.
When we place our trust in Him, He'll give us knowledge and understanding in handling a matter or situation. Who will be taught knowledge and understanding? The Bible says God will give understanding to those who trust in Him, those who are humble, and not those who are proud or 'drunkards' (Isaiah 28:1).
So beloved, whatever situation or problem you may be facing now, place your trust in Him. He's your answer, and He always has the answer.
When we place our trust in Him, He’ll also reveal His guidance to us- precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10). We’ll always be in the right timing and season, doing the right thing at the right time. We’ll not be behind time, or ahead of the right timing. We’ll not be hasty in doing something.
God will surely show us the right thing to do. So beloved, allow ourselves to listen to the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 28:23). The Bible says He is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance (Isaiah 28:29).
The way He reveals to us is progressive, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little. He can reveal what’s best for us in many ways- in dreams, visions, prophecies, still small voice, inner witness, etc. The word ‘precept’ means ‘guidance’. In Hebrew, the word ‘precept’ is ‘tsav’. It means ‘commandment, or injunction (court order)’. So, God does command or order us, and we are to obey. There’ll be good results. God’s ways are always the best for you.
Let's do a little bit of bible-study here. There are two kinds of persons, two big contrasts, you can find in Isaiah 28:
Isaiah 28:7 talks about a person influenced by the spirit (small letter 's'), i.e. alcohol.
Isaiah 28:11-12 talks about a person influenced by the Spirit (capital letter ‘S’), the Holy Spirit.
The first kind is like a person influenced by alcohol, a drunkard, who ‘errs in vision, stumbles in judgment’. It means ‘stumbling in making decisions’. In other words, ‘making bad decisions’.
On the other hand, the other kind is a person influenced and led by the Holy Spirit, who prays in the Spirit (with stammering lips, in another tongue), and has ‘rest’ and ‘refreshing’ (Isaiah 28:12).
See, my friend, there’s no striving and toiling when we are open to Him, when we let ourselves flow with Him, and be led by the Holy Spirit. There’s rest and refreshing, not frustration, panic, and anxiety. Your life will have rest, yet more fruitful. You'll be living in His flow, His perfect will, fulfilling your God-given destiny. You'll also live in the right timing and season. So when it’s plowing time, you’ll plow. When it’s sowing time, you’ll sow (Isaiah 28:24-25). You’ll not plow when it’s a season to sow, or vice versa.
When you place your trust in Him, and are led by Him, you’ll be in the right place at the right time. So beloved, listen and hear His revelation for you everyday, day by day, moment by moment. God will lead you to make the right decisions, taking the right steps in life. That's what a Christian life is. We learn to rest in Him. Our fruitfulness in whatever we do comes not from striving or toiling in anxiety, and 'hitting' nowhere, but it's from our resting in Jesus and His finished works on the cross, and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us the way.
My friend, God loves you so much that He wouldn't just create you and then leave you 'in the cold'. He's here to save you, and not just that, He's also always ready to lead you, teach you, and guide you.
