And when they say to you, "Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter," should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." (vv.19-20)
Isaiah was reminding the people of Judah (and us) that God’s children are forbidden to go to mediums and wizards for counsel and wisdom (vs. 9). God’s children are commanded to go to the Word of God for light. The people were looking for a message, and if they just would have listened and taken heed, they would have realized that God was speaking to them through the prophecies He was giving to Isaiah.
Humanity still seems to be always looking to anyone and/or anyplace, but God, for advice. But God’s Word has stood the test of time. Jesus promised that it would; “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Luke 21:33). The Bible still remains today our playbook, our guide, and our owner’s manual for life. It will lead us past the stormy waters of 21st-century compromises, to the calm realm of eternal truth.
Therefore, look to God, and heed His Word.
The Truth: "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me, does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me. (John 14:23-24)
