Isaiah 54:11-17
"'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."
(ISAIAH 54:17)
While this passage refers to the coming time when our Lord returns, it also is practical now. I know these words of Isaiah meant much to my doctor and friend whose son in the military was in a war-zone. My friend prayed this verse constantly, asking God to keep any enemy or weapon from touching his son. To be an overcomer implies that one first is or has experienced being under attack in some way. Hardly anyone would not fit that description. Ideally, we'd all emerge from the "battle zone" unwavering in our faith and still joyful in Christ. I've seen many a trial-worn believer come through times of suffering. If it weren't for the fact that our Overcomer, Jesus, endured every hardship and evil of this world for us, it would indeed be hard to carry on.
Satan's goal is to squeeze us into the world's mold. God's goal is for us to follow Him and battle the world's wickedness, living "self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age" (Titus 2:12). Celebrate your faith in our ultimate Overcomer!
INSIGHT
JESUS TELLS US TO BE COURAGEOUS IN OUR STRUGGLES, FOR HE HAS ALREADY WON VICTORY AND PEACE FOR US.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
2 Chronicles 29-30
Psalm 22
Mark 1
Isaiah 54:11-17
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
11 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted,
I will build you with stones of turquoise,[a]
your foundations with sapphires.[b]
12 I will make your battlements of rubies,
your gates of sparkling jewels,
and all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your sons will be taught by the Lord,
and great will be your children’s peace.
14 In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc;
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.
Footnotes:
a. Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
b. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli
Cross references:
A. Isaiah 54:11 : S Isa 14:32
B. Isaiah 54:11 : Isa 28:2; 29:6
C. Isaiah 54:11 : S Isa 51:19
D. Isaiah 54:11 : 1Ch 29:2; Rev 21:18
E. Isaiah 54:11 : S Isa 28:16; Rev 21:19-20
F. Isaiah 54:11 : S Ex 24:10; S Job 28:6
G. Isaiah 54:12 : Rev 21:21
H. Isaiah 54:13 : S Isa 28:9; Mic 4:2; Jn 6:45*; Heb 8:11
I. Isaiah 54:13 : S Lev 26:6; S Isa 48:18
J. Isaiah 54:14 : S Isa 26:2
K. Isaiah 54:14 : Jer 30:20
L. Isaiah 54:14 : S 2Sa 7:10; S Isa 9:4
M. Isaiah 54:14 : Zep 3:15; Zec 9:8
N. Isaiah 54:14 : S Isa 17:14
O. Isaiah 54:15 : Isa 41:11-16
P. Isaiah 54:16 : S Isa 44:12
Q. Isaiah 54:16 : S Isa 10:5
R. Isaiah 54:16 : S Isa 13:5
S. Isaiah 54:17 : S Isa 29:8
T. Isaiah 54:17 : S Isa 41:11
U. Isaiah 54:17 : Isa 56:6-8; 63:17; 65:8, 9, 13-15; 66:14
V. Isaiah 54:17 : S Ps 17:2; Zec 1:20-21
LEADING WITH A LIMP [PART 1]
with Dr. Dan Allender
God calls us all to be leaders in one way or another. Do you know the first quality of a godly leader? It's not something the world values or even recognizes as a important, but God requires it.
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