LIVING ABOVE REPROACH

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Saturday 17th December 2016

Topic: Living Above Reproach

Text: "No weapon that is formed against thee shall
prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against
thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the
heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their
righteousness is of me, saith the Lord" (Isaiah
54:17).

Everyone has critics. In fact, some critics will not
only criticize but will outright lie. While not one
of us will please or make friends with everyone,
we can live above our critics and accusers.
Whether it’s the kid in the schoolyard being
teased by peers, the divorcee accused by a
former spouse, or even the preacher being
criticized by listeners, we can’t let accusations
get us down. It’s tempting to answer every lie
and criticism out of fear someone will
erroneously believe a lie about you. While there
are times to speak up, the majority of the time
we just need to trust that God won’t allow their
false accusations to prosper. Sure, they may
affect a few others, but in the larger scheme of
things, these accusers are only ruining
themselves.
Your godly heritage as a believer is that God
defends your righteousness through Him. The
miracle is that while you are being criticized and
accused, God keeps moving you toward success
while the lies said of you diminish and ultimately
have no lasting effect on your life. So remember
today that what they are saying right now may
seem irreparable, but their words have no power!

PRAYER
Lord, I thank You that my godly heritage is that
You are defending my righteousness in You. The
words and lies of critics and false accusers cannot
prosper, and their words have no power to harm
me. In Jesus’ Name, amen.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Daniel
11:2-35
1 John 4:7-21 Psalm
138:1-8