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For this Sunday night we find ourselves in 2nd Samuel, looking at the story of Mephibosheth. But in this message we do not focus on Him, or David, but rather taking a look at Ziba and his willingness to be a servant.

This sermon examines the three oracles in Isaiah 21, focusing on the fall of Babylon and the necessity of trusting in God rather than political alliances. The central message urges believers to adopt the posture of the prophet Isaiah, combining lion-like courage in faithful witness with a deep, sorrowful concern for the lost who face God's judgment. The text highlights the tension of the Christian life, described as a cycle of 'mornings' and 'nights,' where suffering is met with the discipline of patience and the persistent return to God in prayer. By contrasting the fleeting security of worldly powers with the sovereign rule of the Lord, the sermon calls the audience to 'come out of Babylon,' rejecting the temptation to rely on human systems for safety. Ultimately, it points to Jesus Christ as the only one who resisted the power of Babylon, offering true salvation and victory over death and hell to those who trust in Him.

"O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah." Psalm 88:1-7