“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord,
“Who execute a plan, but not Mine,
And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;
Who proceed down to Egypt
Without consulting Me,
To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh
And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
“Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame
And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
“For their princes are at Zoan
And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.
“Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them,
Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.” (Isaiah 30:1-5 NASB1995)

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.” (John 10:11-15 NASB1995)

What is the message to us who believe in Jesus Christ today from both of these Scripture passages? It is that we are not to put our trust in other human beings to the point to where they become our gods and the ones we run to when we need help and on whom we depend to tell us the truth and to rescue us from evil. We are not to follow their plans that they have for our lives while we ignore God and the plan that he has for our lives. And we are not to make an alliance with those who are not following our God.

We are not to follow any people or people groups or nations with undivided loyalties and devotion. God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – is to be our only God to whom we bow and worship and to whom we pledge our loyalties and devotion. And we should not give our support to any people or people groups or nations without knowing really who they are and what they are doing and if truly they are following Jesus Christ with their lives, which should be evident by their attitudes, actions, behaviors, and words.

We are not to follow anyone with blinders on, not paying attention to what they truly believe and who they really are and what they are up to just because we were told to follow them, or that is what we were taught to do from childhood on up. For many are wolves in sheep’s clothing out to steal, to kill, and to destroy, and not to save. They put on a show of righteousness in order to deceive and to gain followers, but they are just hired hands who will desert the people as soon as things get bad enough for them to leave.

Many are false shepherds of the people who are leading the people astray to follow after the false gods of this world and to follow after the lies of the enemy. So many are teaching a false gospel of salvation which promises many people salvation from sin and eternal life with God based on lip service only and not on the truth of the Scriptures taught by Jesus and by his New Testament apostles. For many are not teaching that faith in Jesus Christ requires that we die to sin and obey God’s commands in practice.

So, test those who are in positions of power and rule and authority, whether in the gatherings of “the church” or in our governments, who proclaim Jesus Christ with their lips, to see if what they are proclaiming and doing is in agreement with the Scriptures, and to see if they are truly righteous, godly, morally pure, upright, honest, faithful, and obedient to God and to his gospel message (taught in the correct biblical context). And then believe God and follow God over and above everyone else from now to eternity with God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Only in Him

Based off Isaiah 30
An Original Work / February 19, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Woe to those who look to man’s help;
Who turn away from Jesus Christ;
Forming an alliance not in step with God;
Making their own plans, and praying not.

Willing not to listen to truth,
They close their ears to what is right.
Pleasing words are all that they’ll hear;
Feel good messages that bring cheer.

Trust in your Lord; turn from your sin.
Put your faith now ONLY IN HIM.
Do not turn to idols. They’ll not satisfy.
Jesus will save you. That’s why He died.

Your Lord will be gracious to you.
He cares all about you, ‘tis true.
He forgives you all of your sin
When you give your life up to Him.

Oh, how truly gracious He’ll be
When you bow to Him on your knees;
Turning now from your sin; walking in his ways.
He’ll lead and guide you all of your days.

Now you will sing praises to Him.
He delivered you from your sin.
You’ll tell others now of His grace,
So they may see Christ face-to-face.

A Video Talk on the Same Subject

An Alliance Not of God
An Original Work / April 21, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love