Mon., 6/22/20 Devotion (Isa. 54:17)

Today's encouragement comes from Isaiah 54:17, where the great prophet left us these words:

“ 'No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the ser-vants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from Me,' says the LORD."

As genuine churched children of God, we are often the recipients of the world’s injustice, lies, and deceit. Still, we should understand that these things will never hold any sway over us; and we may rejoice in the fact that God will give us, Christ's faithful churchmen, the last word in every matter; and the vic-tory in every fight.

The "servants of the LORD" have a wonderful “heritage”—which includes, first and foremost, our clean standing before God, through the imputation by God of Jesus’ blood righteousness to our souls. This verse says, “ 'Their righteousness is from Me,' says the LORD."

[Puritan quote of the day:  "Sin has brought trouble and a curse into the world. Christ has sanctified the trouble, and removed the curse.” —Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]