Our Hope

Isaiah

{26:4} Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength
{26:5} For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
{26:6} The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
{26:7} The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
{26:8} Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
{26:9} With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
{26:10} Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
{26:11} LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

Everlasting strength.

The Lord brings down them that dwell on high.

The lofty city he lays low to the ground, to dust.

The poor, the needy will walk on the city tread to the ground.

The way of the just is upright.

The most upright weighs the path of the just.

In the Lord's judgement we wait for Him.

Our desire is for the Lord, to remember Him.

With our souls we desire the Lord in the night.

Early our spirits shall seek the Lord.

When the Lord's judgments are here upon the earth all in the earth will learn righteousness.

Even when favor is showed to the wicked he will not learn righteousness. With uprightness all around him he will deal unjustly, he will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

When the Lord's hand is lifted up- they will not see, but they shall see- they'll be ashamed for their envy towards God's people. They will be destroyed.

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Early we need to seek the Lord.
In the night we need to desire the Lord.

All those who look to themselves, all those who turn from God will be brought low, they have no choice.

God is God over all.

People fool themselves if they some how imagine being above or beyond God's judgement. The just and the unjust. There will be no inbetween the two. No one will be claimed to be a little unjust, or mostly just. Just and unjust.

May God bless us and keep us. We need to seek Him morning and night. We can't neglect to seek the Lord, our Savior. We can't neglect to seek Him always.

We can't allow ourselves to believe that we won't be accountable for our lives, our actions.

Yes, we are saved by grace through our Lord and Savior, He alone won salvation for us and is our HOPE. Having Hope we need to look to that Hope always. We can't lose sight of that Hope ever. When we lose sight of our Hope there is nothing left-- nothing.

We need to seek the Lord our Hope early. We need to desire the Lord our Hope in the night. Our Hope needs to remain before us now and forever.

Please Lord, help our weakness that would have us take our eyes of our only Hope, You. Forgive us our sins that would keep us from You.

Lord, by Your grace and mercy now and forever.

Amen.