#soap # Isaiah 18 ## Title: God Has No Rival ## Scripture: (Isaiah 18:7) “At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned, a people that are feared far and wide, a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide. The tribute will be brought to the place where the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion.” (NET) ## Observation: One of my favorite phrases is, “God has many enemies, but no rivals.” In other words, there are many people who hate God and act as though they are big enough to say all manner of bad things toward Him. However, there are none that can stand against Him. He reigns supreme over all. I heard someone talking about a team losing a football game. Apparently, the score was really bad. He said, “They kept scoring and made them like it.” He was saying they scored so much, they beat the other team to the point they were impressed at how good their enemy was. They were completely overpowered and were made to do whatever the other wanted. God is like that. He so overpowers His enemies, they cannot even deny the power of God. ## Application: Trust the Lord and wait for His salvation to come in His time. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for having no rivals. We have no fear in Your presence.