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Devotional for July 1, 2026

DO NOT BE MISLED BY SHALLOW THREATS

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Isaiah 54:16-17

No weapon formed against you shall prosper. And every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD. And their righteousness is from Me, says the LORD.

Additional Verses

📖 2 Kings 6:8-33; Acts 4:1-31; 1 John 4:1-6

Prophet Elisha was full of the Spirit of the LORD, that he was never misled or intimidated by shallow threats. When the king of Syria in 2 Kings 6 sent his army to capture him because he was always exposing the king’s strategies against Israel, Elisha was not moved at all. When Elisha’s servant got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city in order to capture Elisha. The servant of the man of God panicked and asked Elisha saying, “Oh my lord what shall we do?” Elisha who did not seem to be moved at all said to his servant, “Don’t be afraid, those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Oh LORD, open his eyes so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. All that Elisha had to do as the enemy closed in was just to pray to God to strike them with blindness and they became his prisoners. In Isaiah 54:15-17, the LORD gives you this assurance, “If anyone attacks you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you. See it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals in flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc, no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute any tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and this is their vindication.” From the day of Pentecost, Simon Peter and the other Apostles were never afraid of the religious leaders’ empty threats at all because they were always full of the Holy Spirit. Acts 4:8-12 says, “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom God raised from the dead, even by Him, doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” You must be established in the Word of God and I tell you, the same anointing that worked in Elisha and the Apostles will be at work in you always. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity [of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning], but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.” [Amp] So as a child of God, you must stand firm against any form of intimidation because Jesus Christ now dwells inside you and because greater is He that is inside you, than he that is in the world. You are a victor and more than a conqueror through Christ who died and rose again to make a joint heir with Him in His Father’s kingdom. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You Father for today’s lesson. May You continue to establish me in Your Word every day. The same anointing that worked in the life of Elisha and the Apostles may do so for me too, especially during my time of need and persecution. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen