Notice the way the king is burdened by war and darkness in his land. He shakes like the trees shake in the wind. Ahaz doesn't want to trust God, he wants to trust himself. In life sometimes things make us shake. Like Ahaz (and everyone else), if we are not firm in our faith we will not be firm at all.

Question: How do we continue to hold on to our faith when darkness surrounds us?

Isaiah 7:1-2