Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in (Isaiah 26:2).
In the verse above, the prophet Isaiah wasnβt referring to countries like the United States Of America, South Africa or England, but to the Church of Jesus Christ; weβre the custodians of the truth. The Church is the pillar and ground of the truth: ββ¦the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truthβ (1 Timothy 3:15). Weβre the ones that keep His Word, and His gates are open to us.
But thereβs more; read what happens in the very next verse: βThou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in theeβ (Isaiah 26:3). The Hebrew words translated perfect peace are βshalom shalom,β meaning βpeace peaceβ; but this construction really means peace with rest; peace with prosperity, health, strength and salvation! Thus, the righteous one, whose mind is stayed on the Lord, is kept in perfect prosperity, health, rest and strength.
This further shows that your mind is where God wants to work. If He can get a hold of your mind through His Word, you can become as healthy, prosperous and successful as you ever want to be. Train your mind to stay on the truth of Godβs Word always. Trouble, darkness, temptations and challenges may come, but youβll always be victorious; His truth will put you over, and the Word of God is truth.
Being custodians of His truth means weβre doers of the Word; weβre Word practitioners; we live in, by, and through the Word. And thatβs where the blessing is: βBut be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onlyβ¦For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deedβ (James 1:22-25).
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PRAYER
Iβm so glad that I belong to the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Nothing takes my focus off the Lord and His eternal Word, for in Him lies my strength, peace, victory, and everlasting success. Iβm guided by Godβs wisdom to walk in, and fulfill His destiny for me today, in Jesusβ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
Isaiah 26:3 AMPC You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 18:1-23 & Job 9-11
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Galatians 1:1-9 & Isaiah 26
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