To all God’s people wounded by lies and gossip, in Zech 13:6, David said I was wounded in the house of my friend. The scriptures are a balm for healing, strength, and encouragement. Scripture assures, in Isaiah 54:17, that no weapons formed against us shall prosper because God is in the office of power, authority, command and control. He is excellent, He is sovereign, He sees all and knows all, and He has the last word. He controls both those who make weapons of lies and gossip and those who use them. Gossip Kills. 

Proverbs 13:3 tell us, “He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life. But he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction” (BBE). God will destroy the materials used to make the weapons of lies and gossip, and give His servants the victory. The Good News Translation phrases Isa 54:17 like this: “But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory.’ The LORD has spoken.”

The battle is not ours, but the Lord’s (2 Chr 20:15; 1 Sam 17:47). He has already won the battle. Through Jesus Christ, He has defeated the final enemy, who is death, and purchased for us eternal life (2Tim 1:10; Isa 25:8; Heb 2:14; Rev 1:18). 

The Lord will protect and uphold His children, no matter what we face, and help us through to the final victory (Isaiah 41:10). As God’s people, we can be confident in the Lord’s ultimate triumph over every enemy. In Isaiah’s time, as in all of history, and in the future in its fullest sense, every child of God can say, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper. The God of all creation has spoken it. Amen.