Dump That Devil!
Isaiah 54:17 gives us a wonderful promise from God. It says, "'No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,' says the Lord" (AMP).
No one likes to be judged or criticized by others, and this verse clearly says "every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn." The question is, how do we show those who judge and criticize us unjustly that they are wrong? Do we defend ourselves? Do we get mad at them and say equally bad things about them, trying to get back at them? No, none of that works and it's not what this scripture is talking about.
Jesus is our ultimate example of how we should live, and the Bible says in 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT), "He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly." When someone comes against us, we're often tempted to defend ourselves and say something like, "You're not going to talk to me like that!" Or "If you think you're going to treat me that way, then
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I'm going to do this to you!"
But the way we show those who judge and criticize us that they are wrong is by behaving in a godly way instead of letting what the enemy — the devil — did through them cause us to act the same way.
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