Tuesday the 7th

Isaiah 54:  ¹⁷ no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me," declares the LORD.

The LORD has your back! He is looking out for you, and He protects those who serve Him. No weapons formed against you will prevail. Think about that for a couple of moments. He is not saying that people will not try and harm you….as a matter of fact this scripture is a clear indication that weapons will be formed with the specific use of causing you harm. However, they will not prevail. Why is it so important to hear this, why would the Lord want you to have such reassurances? We cannot carry out the Lord’s work if we are spending our time obsessed with those who might try and harm us! That is exactly what happens to us. We get sidelined in the game of life because we cannot get past what someone else may or may not be doing. We have all done it, we hear something, or see something that causes us to believe that a person in our life is out to cause us harm. We have two choices at that moment. We can continue down the path the Lord has put us on, or we can take the side road, and find out what that person is up to. Therein lies the danger. When we step off the path we take our focus off of the task at hand, and the further down the path we go, the harder it is to get back. The next thing we know, we have lost sight of the Lord, and are totally focused on this one person, what did they say, what are they doing, where are they going, what are they up to, are they coming after me, are they talking about me, are they out to do me harm?……no weapon forged will prevail. There is no need to step off the path, and run down that rabbit hole. The LORD is going  to take care of it, He promises us, so we can take that to the bank. Christ reminds us of this in Matthew chapter 6 starting at verse 25 where he tells us not to worry, His Father will take care of us. God has been taking care of His people for a long long time. From the time we were created, through floods, and enslavement….He has delivered His people time, and time again. When the outlook was bleak, when there appeared to be no way out, God has always opened a door or a window for His people, and He continues to do that today, for me, for your neighbor, and yes…..for you also. You are loved, you are protected, you are cared for, No weapon will prevail, if you will allow the LORD to prevail in your heart!

 

God Bless,

Brian