No weapon formed against me shall prosper

No weapon formed against me shall prosper

Scripture:- 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. Isaiah 54:17

Observation:- What a great and wonderful verse! No weapon that is formed against us shall prosper! An image comes to mind of a superhero being met with hails of fire of all kinds, bullets, missiles, arrows, axes, darts, and just before they hit the hero, they all melt away against a kind of invisible force field! In the spiritual realm, there are many weapons that the demonic forces throw against us - darts of doubt, fear and confusion, nets of temptation, procrastination and pride. Our family life may be attacked, relationships at work, even our physical, mental and emotional health. Attacks may come from within or without. However, whatever plans and weapons are used against us, we have a wonderful promise in Isaiah 54:17 – It will not prosper! Let’s say it aloud “No weapon formed against us will prosper!” It is a great declaration.

The second part is equally important. Every tongue that rises against us in judgment, we shall condemn. Satan is called the accuser of the brethren, he points out our sins and our weaknesses day and night before God. However, we have a great defender in Christ Jesus, who made His righteousness come upon us through the divine exchange on the cross! Likewise, in life, there may be many who condemn us but their condemnation will not stand for it is written that we will refute every condemnation against us! Therefore, we accept no condemnation from others, just as it is written, therefore there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus!

A very important part of the verse is that these promises, this heritage, are true for those who are servants of the Lord. If we have accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts as our Lord and Savior, we are servants of the Lord. Perhaps, some of us do not feel that we are really serving Him because we do not serve in main church duties. However, even giving a glass of cold water to a child is service unto Jesus. Serving Jesus is not about great works and high positions in church, it is about being close to Jesus and learning to love God and love others more and more. As we begin to serve in small ways faithfully, God reveals more and more new ways that we can serve Him. The important thing is our heart and commitment to Jesus and willingness to let Him change us.

The final part speaks that our righteousness is of the Lord, not of ourselves. Our righteous acts done through our own efforts are like filthy rags before the Lord. However, when we put on the robes of righteousness that we receive from Jesus, we are accepted before God in Heaven. We need to start seeing ourselves wearing robes of righteousness, pure white linen, fine and clean.

Application:

Declare and think daily –

·      No weapon formed against me will prosper in Jesus name”.

·      There is no condemnation for me for I am in Christ Jesus” 

·      I am a servant of the Lord

·      I am wearing robes of righteousness

Prayer:- Lord, I thank you for your promise that no weapon formed against me will prosper. I thank you that there is no condemnation for me because I am in you! Let me be your faithful servant O Lord. Thank you for the robes of righteousness that are on me. Bless you, Lord. In Jesus name, Amen!