You Cannot Serve Nobody, So Choose Well

Send us a note!Walls don’t fail first, watchmen do. We start with that uncomfortable image and follow it straight into Isaiah’s prophecy, where Babylon looks untouchable until one unguarded opening brings the whole system down. Pastor Carl connects the fall of empires with a more personal warning: the enemy may not be able to destroy our souls, but he can wreck our effectiveness, cloud our judgment, and quietly reshape our loves if we keep giving him a foothold.From there, we walk through big, vivid Bible moments with real-world weight: Satan’s strategy of deception, the sobering question of who we’re actually serving, and Daniel 5’s “writing on the wall” that exposes pride before judgment arrives. Isaiah’s prophecies are not random history lessons, they’re a map of God’s sovereignty over nations, over spiritual powers, and over the timing of justice. When God purposes something, it stands, and that truth becomes an anchor when the world feels chaotic.The conversation then turns toward Philistia, Hezekiah, and the ongoing significance of Jerusalem. We touch on historical context that overlaps with the Gaza Strip today while urging careful study and prayer, not hot takes. The closing application is direct: if the world system suddenly unplugged, what would be left of our faith, and would we realize too late that we were serving ourselves instead of Jesus?If you care about Bible teaching, the book of Isaiah, spiritual warfare, and living with clear-eyed hope, press play. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review telling us what “open gate” you’re guarding this week.What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville.Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.