No Weapon formed Against Me Shall Prosper

 Abba, thank You for blessing me and for calling me Your own.   You comfort me and You assure me that the Cross was enough.  i no longer fear the danger brought on by wickedness.  

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth. --[Isaiah 53:7]  i tend to bitch and argue and complain--whether it's a self-monologue or whether i'm actually talking to a real person--i tend to shut myself off from people because it's too much a chore--an unpleasant one at that--to listen to their yappity-yaps.  i'm hanging on for dear life, but i'm hanging on to You.  You and i are worth at least one gathering of their gossip. In Genesis 32:26, Jacob said "I will not let You go until You bless me.  Yet i know now that the Cross is enough.  i will hang on to You and cling to You as You hung to the cross, in Your name, Jesus, Christ, in Your name, i give thanks. 

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which goes against you in judgment You shall condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me, Says the Lord. - [Isaiah 54:17] You've known all along what i've needed, O Lord.  teach me through Your Holy Spirit to live peacefully among the wickedness--the confines of this motel...the sardine can of a city bus...You are in control even there at the library.  Your book of Isaiah is rich and holds all the treasure i need right now.  You'll show me what to do when You're ready.  When i'm ready. Because You are watching over me now that i've been reborn, i can return to a place of defeat and claim Your victory.