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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 26:8-9

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Isaiah 26:8-9     "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.  (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."

"Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee."  If we are honest with ourselves, we are not always happy when things do not go our way. Human nature is such that we want to always have it our way. That made Burger King a popular place for a while when they used the slogan, "Have it your way." Notice I said, they were popular for a while, but then other places came along with better slogans promoting a better product. We always want it our way and we want our way to be the best. But the truth of the matter is that we are not always the best decision makers.  We saw yesterday that the "most upright" is the One Who knows what is best and right for us.

But there are times when we decide to forge ahead with our own decisions and it doesn't always turn out to be the best. Today's verse tells us what we are to do when that happens. "We wait for thee, O LORD." There have been times when I had to sit for a while - waiting. But we are given instructions as to what we are to do while sitting there. "The desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee." We are to keep our hearts and minds upon the Lord. There is an effect that takes place when we do that. Again, we saw that a few days ago. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee." Because I desire peace in my life, I will desire Him in the night. I will seek Him early, because "when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness." We learn righteousness from Him and peace ensues righteousness. Therefore, there is one path, or way, to peace. His name is Jesus. Desire Him. Seek Him. Walk with Him.

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