"Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: 'My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.'" ~Isaiah 10:24, NIV
God has been promising to destroy Israel for a long while. But He doesn't want them to feel hopeless when it actually happens, because His plan encompasses all things. Therefore, God is telling them that He won't abandon them - He's disciplining them, not removing them from the family.
Don't be afraid of discipline, He's saying. In verse 25, He says that soon His wrath will end and the Assyrians will receive the destruction they meted out on others. Discipline only has to last as long as the one being disciplined hasn't learned the lesson.
Satan is not the source of all of your pains in this life. Sometimes God needs to screw your bolts in a little tighter so you can serve Him to your full potential. We call that discipline, and it is painful, but it's also something you shouldn't be afraid of - it's something to embrace, to make a change when it happens.
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