Isaiah 51:7-8 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Oh Friends, what a wonderful assurance from an amazing God! One that has stood the test of time. Through Isaiah, the Lord’s calling the faithful to be courageous under adversity. ‘Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law.’ That’s us Friends; believers, followers of the faith. Bruh David said in Psalm 37’31; ‘The law of his God is in his heart, none of his steps shall slide.’ Exactly what the Lord wants to instil in us. If we have His law in our hearts, and are obedient to it, then there’s no reason to fear. ‘Fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.’ Many years later, in the Beatitudes, Jesus reiterated that assurance, adding His bit to it. ‘Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven…’ (Mat.5:11-12) What an awesome promise! It won’t be easy, because integrity matters a lot to believers. I think it’s Willie Shakespeare who said it’s okay to steal my purse, but not my good name, and we tend to rise up angrily when others demean our character. But with faith, belief and hope in Jesus, and working with the Holy Spirit, we can ignore most of the obnoxious things said about us. Jesus even went further in Mat.10:28, saying that we should not be afraid of someone who can only kill the body, but be very careful of those who can destroy both the body and soul. That’s the enemy people, who’s walking about just looking for victims, especially believers, so we’ve got to put on our protection; the armour of righteousness and stand strong. The Lord has solemnly promised that evil doers and abusers won’t last long. ‘For the moth shall eat them like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool.’ Apparently moths did a lot of clothes eating back in olden times, for Job also talks about it. ‘And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.’ (13:28) So Friends, if we have the law of God housed in our hearts, we can say, like in childhood, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.’ And that’s the truth. The evil doers will perish, but if we stand strong in the faith, then we’ll receive the Lord’s wonderful promises. ‘But my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.’ Oh Friends, don’t you just LOVE it when the scripture fills you with such amazing encouragement? Wow! It’s like a refreshing breeze blowing through the soul, calming and recharging it. We need that every so often. Please let it energize us, so that we can keep on fighting the good fight for Christ. Much LOVE!…to fight successfully…one must stay strong…
Oh Friends, what a wonderful assurance from an amazing God! One that has stood the test of time. Through Isaiah, the Lord’s calling the faithful to be courageous under adversity. ‘Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law.’ That’s us Friends; believers, followers of the faith. Bruh David said in Psalm 37’31; ‘The law of his God is in his heart, none of his steps shall slide.’ Exactly what the Lord wants to instil in us. If we have His law in our hearts, and are obedient to it, then there’s no reason to fear. ‘Fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.’ Many years later, in the Beatitudes, Jesus reiterated that assurance, adding His bit to it. ‘Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven…’ (Mat.5:11-12) What an awesome promise! It won’t be easy, because integrity matters a lot to believers. I think it’s Willie Shakespeare who said it’s okay to steal my purse, but not my good name, and we tend to rise up angrily when others demean our character. But with faith, belief and hope in Jesus, and working with the Holy Spirit, we can ignore most of the obnoxious things said about us. Jesus even went further in Mat.10:28, saying that we should not be afraid of someone who can only kill the body, but be very careful of those who can destroy both the body and soul. That’s the enemy people, who’s walking about just looking for victims, especially believers, so we’ve got to put on our protection; the armour of righteousness and stand strong. The Lord has solemnly promised that evil doers and abusers won’t last long. ‘For the moth shall eat them like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool.’ Apparently moths did a lot of clothes eating back in olden times, for Job also talks about it. ‘And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.’ (13:28) So Friends, if we have the law of God housed in our hearts, we can say, like in childhood, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.’ And that’s the truth. The evil doers will perish, but if we stand strong in the faith, then we’ll receive the Lord’s wonderful promises. ‘But my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from generation to generation.’ Oh Friends, don’t you just LOVE it when the scripture fills you with such amazing encouragement? Wow! It’s like a refreshing breeze blowing through the soul, calming and recharging it. We need that every so often. Please let it energize us, so that we can keep on fighting the good fight for Christ. Much LOVE!…to fight successfully…one must stay strong…
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