Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The way of the just is uprightness"
Text: Isaiah 26:7
THE PATH OF THE JUST
Isaiah received much instruction from the LORD as a prophet. This particular text was actually a meditative prayer offered to the LORD. The focus of this meditation was the subject of “the path of the just”.
“The way of the just is uprightness;
O Most Upright,
You weigh the path of the just.
Yes, in the way of Your judgments,
O LORD, we have waited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
With my soul I have desired You in the night,
Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early;
For when Your judgments are in the earth,
The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”
Isaiah 26:7-9
1. Isaiah addressed God as “O Most Upright”.
a) He was correct and wise.
b) True righteousness is seen in the path that the upright chooses to walk on.
2. The path of the just.
a) It is characterised by “righteousness”.
b) God examines (“weighs”) the path of the just.
c) God checks things out by the way of His judgments.
d) This evaluation is not by way of human assessment which is often subjective.
3. All who seek true righteousness.
a) It always involves “waiting” upon the LORD.
b) The desire of the soul is to remember the Name of God.
4. Isaiah’s personal search for righteousness,
a) With his soul he desired the LORD.
i) He would seek the LORD in the night.
ii) He would seek Him early in the morning.
b) He desired the judgments of the LORD.
i) To be widely known on the earth.
ii) Then would the inhabitants of the world learn true righteousness.