LEARNING DAILY

 

Isaiah 51:7-8, “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, you people in whose heart is My law: do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their insults. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; But My righteousness will be forever, and My salvation from generation to generation.”

 

Today this might be written: “Listen to Me those of you who have accepted My Son into your heart, to be saved by Him, to be cleansed of all unrighteousness by Him, to be changed by Him and are walking on the narrow way into eternal life in My kingdom. Do not be afraid of what those who do not know Me as their Savior and Lord say and do. Yes, they will insult you and do all they can to get you to come back to the ways of unrighteousness and to walk the broad way that only brings destruction. Do not listen to them! Do not follow them! Do not fear them nor let them discourage you! They will soon be destroyed by Me and I will deliver you from their treatment of you.”

 

To know the righteousness of God is to be saved by Him and to be diligently seeking Him every day. It is doing everything we can, trusting in the Holy Spirit to guide us and lead us into becoming more like Jesus Christ every day. Matthew Henry has written, “those whose happiness is in Christ’s righteousness and salvation, will have the comfort in it when times and days shall be no more. The believer will enjoy his portion, while revilers of Christ are in darkness”.

 

It is important to read that Isaiah wrote about “people in whose heart is My law”. This is not referring to those who have head knowledge only about the Lord and Bible writings. I fear that many have head knowledge about Jesus Christ but have not truly asked them to save and change them; that does not even include those who just want nothing to do with Him.

 

When Jesus began His earthly ministry, He spoke against the traditions of the scribes and Pharisees. He often did things that were against the traditions they had established in their 600+ laws and of course that brought shouts of blasphemy, the desire to put Him away, and to eventually have Him crucified. That desire to silence His teachings came with the persecution and death of His disciples and many followers who would not renounce their faith in Him. Their hateful speech, persecutions, and the terrible forms of death did not silence nor prevent the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

Here is the takeaway from this today. Pursue God’s righteousness, by walking the narrow way into His kingdom. You must be in God’s Word in order to know who He is and what He thinks about you. His words are life, an abundant life found in Him and His righteousness. It does not matter what others, those who would laugh and make fun of you for your life in Christ, think of you. It is what God thinks of you that matters! God has promised to teach us right from wrong – stand firm for what is right and true. In doing so Believers become the light of Jesus Christ to a dark and dying world. People need to see Jesus Christ in you! Strand firm in your faith, be bold in your walk on the narrow way! Oh, the promises of God are great, and we shall soon see Him face to face!

 

Matthew 6:33, But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.