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KEY THOUGHT: No weapon formed against you shall prosper [Isaiah 54:17a NKJV]

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Isaiah 54 NKJV
A Perpetual Covenant of Peace

54 “Sing, O barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.
3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.

4 “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.
5 For your Maker is your husband,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
He is called the God of the whole earth.
6 For the Lord has called you
Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit,
Like a youthful wife when you were refused,”
Says your God.
7 “For a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies I will gather you.
8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
Says the Lord, your Redeemer.

9 “For this is like the waters of Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
10 For the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed,
But My kindness shall not depart from you,
Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”
Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

11 “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies,
Your gates of crystal,
And all your walls of precious stones.
13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord,
And great shall be the peace of your children.
14 In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;
And from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me.
Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.

16 “Behold, I have created the blacksmith
Who blows the coals in the fire,
Who brings forth an [a]instrument for his work;
And I have created the [b]spoiler to destroy.
17 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 servants of the Lord,
And their righteousness is from Me,”
Says the Lord.

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 54:16 Or weapon
b. Isaiah 54:16 destroyer

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Isaiah 54 Commentary

What a sequel to a very important piece of news! The story of the Servant who gladly offers Himself as a sin offering is sobering!

No mortal reads Chapter 53 without reflecting on their own response to the generosity of the Creator God. And when one has responded to the call of salvation, Chapter 54 results.

“Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. Heavy words indeed!

This chapter celebrates the restoration of the history-long blessing on humanity – the triad: Increase in number, Rule, and Prosper. Genesis 1:28.

The birth of a child is celebrated as an important point of hope for posterity. We shall live and not die out. It points to the importance of life.

Hidden behind this celebration is the cancellation of death. It does no one any good if the factory is producing dead children, or children who don’t live long, or whose lives are cut short. Who wouldn’t want to reflect on the words of the LORD Jesus Christ: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Yes. Yes, because of what the Servant did in Chapter 53!

“Your descendants will dispossess nations.” Verse 3b. It directly refers to dominion. Back in the Book of Genesis, immediately after the fall, we saw how Cain lost dominion. Sin became his master. It ruled over him. Genesis 4:7.

The Servant brings back the lost dominion. Saints can now say no to sin.

And why not? Indeed, why not? The LORD God, your Maker, is your husband! You can always increase in number; you can have life! You can have dominion. You are saved!

The mention of Noah repeats the same history-long blessing: “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.” Genesis 9:1.

“I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with lapis lazuli.” Read it together with Exodus 24:10: “Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky.” The LORD God becomes your foundation. Your decisions, ambitions, and aspirations are all shaped by this foundation. It is an entirely new world!

It is a world of new possibilities. The Creator God comes in, and everything is new once again. Hallelujah!

“For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is His name.” Verse 5. Every born-again believer is Christ’s bride. Collectively, the church is the bride. Think of Genesis 3 when the LORD God divorced Himself from humanity, saying, “Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” Genesis 3:16b. We can see the reversal of things in this chapter.

“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.” Or, “though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken, nor my covenant of peace be removed.”

Is it not just wonderful, splendidly wonderful, and actually sweet of the LORD’s generosity! Exactly the way life should be! We all agree.

See what Chapter 53 opens into! Chapter 54 completes what the LORD has meant all along!

Loving Scripture….

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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  11. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  12. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  14. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  15. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  16. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  17. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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