Isaiah 54:15-17 – “If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me;
Whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you.  ¹⁶ Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its purpose.  I have also created the ravager to destroy; ¹⁷     no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

While contemplating what I was reading in Isaiah, the Holy Spirit gave me an extraordinarily powerful sense of comfort.   Isaiah 49:8 speaks of God’s timing.   It is a reminder that God answers our sincere cries and brings to us His salvation.

God’s freedom given to us enables us to set captives free.   We are empowered to bring Hope to those hiding in the shadows in fear.  We bring Hope to the Hopeless because of the Hope in us.

We read in Isaiah 49:16 – “Behold, I have inscribed you upon the palms of My hands…”  That is Amazing!   In Isaiah 49:25, we have the promise that God will contend with those who contend with us.  Consider that!  That is incredibly comforting!

Isaiah 54:2-4 should be read often.   We sometimes hesitate to step out and pursue our dreams.  If our dreams are inspired by selfishness, they bring sorrow and confusion.   But if they are God inspired, we have the promise of God’s help.  With His help, we are to expand the place of our tents without fear. 

Isaiah 54:17 contains a promise, so incredibly few actually believe it literally.

“NO WEAPON…”   How many weapons?  NONE!  No Weapon formed against us has any hope of success.  “EVERY TONGUE…”  How many tongues and naysayers?  NONE!  No Tongue that speaks against us has any chance to prevail.  We will Condemn and Defeat them!   That is our Heritage in the Lord!

The question is, “Who and Whose are you?”   If we are born-again blood, washed, redeemed children of God, we are Family!  God is our father.   Jesus, our elder brother.  We are an heir and jointly share the inheritance of Jesus. 

From that position, how can we doubt?  With that heritage, the promise is life with no sense of lack or defeat.

So, “Who are we?”   Do we say about ourselves what God has already said?  We agree with one side or the other, but there is no middle ground.

We need to “Agree with God” even if we do not feel like it, look like it, or have a history of it being experiential in our lives.  God said it!  Therefore, let us choose to believe God.  Then, begin reaching for it.   It will come if we press forward and press in.

May the abundant overflow of God’s Grace, Peace, Power, and Love be yours today and every day!