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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 32:17-18

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Isaiah 32:17-18     "And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.  (18)  And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places"

A few days ago we were reminded that there is right and wrong. There is not as much gray area as some might think. Paul wrote, "For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth." (2 Corinthians 13:8) No matter how hard we might attempt, truth will always prevail.  We are told that Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time” I will go one giant step farther than that. We can never fool God.  Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."  We can do nothing against the truth. He will always prevail.

There are blessings when our actions are in accord with the truth. God tells us through the Prophet Isaiah, "And the work of righteousness shall be peace and its effect shall be quietness and assurance." The Lord has given us definite measures by which we can know that we are walking in fellowship with Him.  There is great joy to be experienced when we are in harmony with the Lord.  I want to live in that "peaceable habitation and quiet resting places."  Lord, I want to walk just as close to you as I possibly can.

I love the old hymn, "Trust and Obey" by John H. Sammis.

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still
And with all who will trust and obey 

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