"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stone. The sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars." Is. 9:10

Reading this verse today it stuck out and I considered what application could be made for me today. Here's mine - 

 As Christians if we continually lose spiritual battles, we want to take care not to just continue doing the same things again, only with more and greater determination. The Israelites lost their battle and decided they needed stronger stones and wood for building defense against their enemy; but the problem wasn't their building materials, it was a matter of the heart. Sometimes we lose battles and determine to fortify what we have already been doing such as reading the Bible, praying, attending church, and giving. If we only do it more we will have a break through; but it may be your building materials are already good, but you have overlooked the weightier matters of seeking justice, showing mercy, and being faithful to the less fortunate.