<p>14:11 <i>As it is written- </i>Is. 45:23 &quot;Every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess&quot; is quoted by Paul in Rom. 14:11,12 as being specifically concerning our position at the judgment seat. It is therefore fitting to read Is. 45:24,25 as being concerning our thoughts then: &quot;Surely, shall one say, in the Lord (Jesus) have I righteousness and strength... and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed (cp. our earlier reconstruction of the rejected initially arguing with the Lord in anger, and then slinking away in shame). In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory&quot;. In God's presence (judgment language: Acts 3:19; 2 Thess. 1:9; 2:19; Jude 24; Rev. 14:10) no flesh will glory, but will glory in the Lord (1 Cor. 1:29). The RV makes all this even more personal: &quot;Only in the Lord, shall one say unto me, have I righteousness and strength&quot; (Is. 45:24 RV). The words of grateful realization will be directed specifically by us to the Lord Himself.</p><p><i>As I live, says the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess</i><i> to God- </i>To God (in Christ). This is parallel to &quot;every one of us shall give account of himself to God&quot; (Rom. 14:11,12). &quot;Account&quot; is the Greek '<i>logos</i>'- we will '<i>logos</i>' ourselves in the sense that we will verbally confess (&quot;every tongue&quot;) the innermost essence of our spiritual lives. &quot;Confess&quot;, <i>exomo-logeo </i>is related to <i>logos, </i>&quot;account&quot;. This will lead us to confess with our tongue that Christ is really our Lord (Phil. 2:11). Confessing our sinfulness will lead us to show our appreciation of His Lordship. That which has been spoken or thought in darkness will then be heard in the light- in that day &quot;there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed&quot; (Lk. 12:2,3). He will confess our righteous acts, and we will confess our sins (Is. 45:23-25 cp. Phil. 2:10; Rom. 14:11). For the wicked, it will be the opposite. They confess their righteous acts, He tells them their sins. And in this way the good and bad deeds of all the responsible will come to the light.</p>