Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”

Hello OTP family! I just wanted to take a moment to remind you of the promise of God. We may go through, but God has our back. In the end, we are victorious. This involves every stage of our walk with Christ. Do not allow the enemy to make you believe anything to the contrary. You were built to be victorious. Especially during those times when you feel defeated.

We must understand that the enemy is a master manioulator. He does plan and sets snares and traps against the people of God. We can even acknowledge that he is very good at his job. But we must also understand that God is ALL powerful. His wisdom and might far out weigh anything the enemy can ever throw at us. 

The enemy schemes our destruction. There are times when it seems that the trap is working. But we must listen to the word of God carefully. Isaiah tells us that the weapon may fully form against us, but promises they will not prosper.

Many times this is just a clever illusion or trick that the enemy has convinced us that is a fact and uses fear to keep us distracted. There are also times when his schemes have actual consequences that can be very harmful to us. Schemes that destroys relationships that are very important to us. Or any other trap that he can devise. However, the duty of the believer is to stick with the word of God – always. When we are in the midst of these schemes, we must have our foundation rooted and ground in biblical principles. 

Looking at Isaiah – we are cautioned that these weapons do form. The weapons may even be used against us. But the promise of God still remains – they will not prosper! 

Many times we wonder at this scripture. We filter it through the lens of our past. We see all the times when hard times struck us. Or the many times when bad things happened to us. We wonder if God’s word is true. But let’s look at the scripture again.

In Isaiah 54:17, the word “prosper” means to succeed, to be victorious, or to have final and ultimate success, especially in the face of opposition or adversity. It implies not just a temporary advantage but a lasting and complete victory. The verse promises that any weapon or scheme formed against God’s people will ultimately fail and not achieve its intended destructive purpose.

With this definition in mind, we now understand that the enemy’s plan did not work. Yes, we may have suffered some loss. We may have lost some ground. But we are still here AND we have extrapolated some experience from the attack(s). We have come to know God to a deeper degree, and we are still standing strong in the Lord. The things that people have said regarding us – lies told. We can stand against them to condemn them. Why? because this is our heritage in the Lord. Because we are children of the most high God. For he has brought us into right standing through his blood.

We know that this is a suffering way – see 2 Timothy 3:12. But it is not a defeated way. We serve a God who always causes us to triumph – see 2 Corinthians 2:14. 

Yes, the weapon will form, but it will not prosper. When you fall down or are knocked down. Do not waddle. Get back up. Dust yourself off, and get back to work. In the end, you will triumph. You may have lost the job, but not the ability to earn a good living. Keep working, God has something bigger and better. The relationship may have ended, but that is not the end of your story. Delight yourself in the Lord. He can restore the relationship if it is his plan for your life. Let God and let God work things out in his own timing. In his own way. 

Our victory is always found in standing on the word of God – by faith.

Have a blessed night.