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Day 245 Isaiah 25:1 O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will praise Your name; for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For You have made of a city a heap; of a defensed city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it will never be built. 3 Therefore, shall the strong people glorify You, the city of the terrible nations will fear You. 4 For You have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 5 You will bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 6 And in this mountain will the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well-refined. 7 And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people will He take away from off all the earth: for the LORD has spoken it. 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. 10 For in this mountain will the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And He shall spread forth His hands in the midst of them, as he who swims spreads forth his hands to swim: and He shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. What crisis do you face? Have you given up hope? Or do you hang on, determined to survive yet another crisis? With everything God told Isaiah about the trouble He would bring to the nations who defied Him and stood against Israel, he praised God and declared His faithfulness and truth. He worshiped God and glorified His name. Isaiah recognized his strength, refuge, and provision came from God. He saw death swallowed up in victory, tears wiped away, and the rebuke of God’s people taken away. With so much going for Israel, how could he not believe God would destroy his enemies? Isaiah knew God was his only hope and salvation. As Christians, what do you do when Satan comes against you, shaking your faith, causing one crisis after another? Do you place your hope in God? Does praise come easily to your lips? Can you declare God’s faithfulness and truthfulness when the walls crumble around you? From the beginning, God promised to protect His people, provide for them, and defeat their enemies. He never retracted on His promises, ever. God also promised His people that if they disobeyed Him, He would punish them, bring trouble their way, until they recognized Him as God, repented, and returned to Him with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. He kept those promises, too. Have you gotten to the place of brokenness where the only thing you can do is turn to God for help? God loves you unconditionally. He will do whatever it takes to bring you back into the fold so He can nurture you and bring you back to spiritual health. God promised destruction to your enemies if you would trust Him, lean on Him, praise Him, and never doubt He will come through for you. What do you have to lose? Life is yours. All you need to do is trust and believe. Give Him praise today and watch God work in your life. Let’s pray: Father, I see Satan’s claim on my life, and cannot feel Your hands holding me. I hear Satan’s threats, condemnations, and cannot hear Your words of love. I feel Satan’s barbs pierce my flesh, and cannot feel Your hand in mine, leading me. Out of my mouth flow words of doubt and fear. Fill my mouth with Your praise. Give me understanding and wisdom to know when Satan comes against me with his full arsenal of hate and despair. Let me hear Your still, small voice, feel Your tender hand, and touch the hem of Your garment. Let my mouth praise You and my life worship You as You defeat Satan and destroy his schemes against me. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Copyright © 13 February 2022 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay.