Isaiah 26:5

Isaiah 26:5 says, For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.  Isaiah said that those who had set themselves up as being more important than other people would be brought down low, so low that they would be no more than dust.  All the power that people of the world may exhibit, outside of God’s will, one day will amount to no more than the dust of the earth.  At times in the past, God has brought lofty nations down, and one day He will do it for all time to all ungodly nations. 

Verse six adds, The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.  Isaiah said those who were considered poor and unworthy would tread down the powerful if they put their faith in God.  Today, many poor and needy Christians are being looked down on and mistreated by those in power, but even if that is happening, these Christians need to just remain humble servants of God.  Jesus Christ set the example and we as His followers need to truly follow His example. 

Verse seven continues, The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.  Isaiah said that the way of the just was to be upright with God.  The only way we can do this is by putting our faith in Jesus Christ and being obedient to His will.  God, the Most Upright, will judge our path, even if we are a follower of Christ.  We cannot accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord and then just go our own way.  We must always follow the way that Jesus Christ leads us, and this will always be to moral uprightness. 

Verse eight concludes, Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.  Isaiah said that those people of Judah and Jerusalem who had put their faith in God awaited His judgments and that the desire of their soul was to obey Him and remember Who He is and what He had done for them.  As Christians, we need to remember who Jesus Christ is and what He has done for us, and it should be our desire to serve Him faithfully.