Keep Your Head Up – November 14, 2026

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Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 52:1-2

Keep Your Head Up

It’s not easy, is it? It’s not easy living in such a sin-filled world. All around we see theft and murder and cruelty. It’s enough to make a person hang his head in sadness and frustration. But hanging your head won’t help. Because then you’ll only be looking at yourself. And when you look at yourself, you also see cruelty, arrogance, and bitterness. You see all the ways you have failed God and failed the ones you love.

To you God says, “Awake, awake…Put on your garments of splendor… Shake off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned…Free yourself from the chains on your neck.” How can God say this? The answer is simple—Jesus. Jesus destroyed sin and death when he rose from the grave. There is no reason for us to live lives of doom and defeat. We live a victorious life! We are clothed in Jesus’ perfection. The chains of sin have been thrown aside.

So, even though the world looks awful, our lives are awesome. And, one day when God delivers us to heaven, we will experience a world that matches what we now see only by faith. So, keep your head up! Live like the victor Jesus has made you!

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank you that for delivering me from my sin. Keep me from becoming despondent because of the things I see in the world around me. Instead, lift my eyes to see the cross you hung on, the tomb you left empty, and the throne from which you now rule. This day, keep my head up! Amen.

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