The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 59:18
According to what they have done, so will He repay
wrath to His enemies and retribution to His foes;
He will repay the islands their due.
(When God's people were attacked by their enemies,
when the people of God actually attacked their own,
the Lord declared that He would protect those
who were obedient to Him and who walked in His ways.
He doesn't stop there.
The Lord promises His people that He will vindicate them
by also bringing judgment to the enemies of His faithful ones,
both the Babylonians who have conquered His people
and taken them into exile, and also even to the far-away nations
that have oppressed them.
Our actions matter, and the Lord reminds us here in this declaration
that we, too, will be held accountable for our actions.
He will cause those who are against us to reap what they have sown
and to receive the just punishment for their acts against His anointed ones.
He wants to make sure we know that He will allow the people
who sow wickedness to reap what they sow.
He will exact justice over them.
While it may often appear that the wicked
escape their just due and even prosper,
the Lord's judgment will overtake them,
and He will hold them accountable in His just and righteous judgment.
When we feel the world is winning,
when we feel those who are unjust have the upper hand
and are even rewarded by the world's standards,
when we despair that we have lost out
to the power of those who lack integrity and honor,
today, we can know that, in truth, the Lord will do what He says He will do,
that He will justify us by exacting vengeance on those who are against us
and by repaying and restoring what we have lost.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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