Isaiah 58:11
 
This passage of Scripture is an admonition to share with the needy. Are Christians so dry today that we cannot point others to the only One who can give the true water to those in a dry land?
 
What things can get dry?

• Potted plants
• Garden
• Dehydrated foods
• Animals
• Man – physical 

 
What happens when something is in the state of being dry?

• Parched
• Shrivels
• Wilts
• Withers
• Dies 

 
What to do with things that are dry?

• Make wet
• To soak
• Rehydrate 

 

• David prayed while in the wilderness
• All is in vain unless the Spirit of God comes down
• Psalms 63:1, 0 God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is.
• Psalms 68:6, God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
• Rebellious dwell in a dry land
• Man – spiritual
• Church - dry, no life, no spirit, no vision, complacent, dead
• Though physically alive, spiritually dead
• Our faith has fizzled out
• Body is there, but without God there is no life 

 

• Song of Solomon 4:15, A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
• Jeremiah 31:12, Therefore they shall come and sing in the height o(Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
• John 7:37, In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 
• Psalms 107:5-9, Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distress. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
• Hungry and thirsty, this is an example of the children of Israel in the wilderness.
• It also typifies those of us who have not found joy from knowing the Lord
• Jesus is the Bread of Life – John 6:33
• Jesus is the Water of Life – John 4:14 

 
Christians and the church today have the know-how, the building, and the organization. But unfortunately, the impact on the community is weak.

Are we so dry that we cannot point others to the One who can give water to those in a dry land?

Isaiah 40:29-31 
 
Everyone gets tired now and then, but God’s power never diminishes, and He is never too fatigued or too preoccupied to hear us or to assist us. 
 
We gain our strength from Him, and to do that, we need to take a moment to refresh ourselves and gain energy. That is accomplished when we can call upon the Lord for help.

• Jeremiah 31:25, For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
• Psalm 27:14, Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. 

 
We do not struggle alone. Others have run the race and their witness should encourage us to run also.

• 1 Corinthians 9:24, Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
• Hebrews 12:1, Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 

 
Winning a race requires purpose, discipline, prayer, Bible study, and worship.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Pray without ceasing.
• Philippians 4:6, Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
• 2 Timothy 2:15, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• John 4:24, God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
• Psalm 95:6, O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 

 
We should not dwell on the past but grow in the knowledge of God. we should concentrate on our relationship with Him.

• Philippians 3:13-14, Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
• Luke 9:62, And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 

 
We should allow nothing to distract us from our focus on Jesus. We must count the cost and be willing to lay aside the earthly security.

• Psalm 119:15, I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
• Psalm 119:32, I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 

 
We all require regular opportunities to hear and listen to God. When we wait on the Lord, we are expecting His promised strength to assist us in overcoming the challenges and distractions of life. Being ready for when God speaks to us comes from listening to Him. Therefore, when He tells us to wait, we should be patient and anticipate that He will fulfill the promises in His Word. 

• 2 Corinthians 4:8-16, We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 

 
Running away is not necessarily cowardly. Mature Christians should know that removing themselves physically from temptation is often a more courageous action. In addition, we are warned to run from anything that will produce evil thoughts, just as Timothy was told.

• 1Timothy 6:11, But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
• 2 Timothy 2:22, Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 

 
We as a whole need consistent occasions to listen to God. Anticipating God’s guaranteed power should assist us with transcending life’s interruptions and troubles. We do this by waiting upon Him. Listening to God encourages us to be inclined for when He addresses us, be tolerant when He requests that we pause, and anticipate that He will satisfy the promises that we will find in His Word.

• 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
• Hebrews 12:3, For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 

 
How does someone become a runner and what is necessary for running? 

1. Build a plan – get started
2. Build discipline – practice
3. Build endurance – feed the body and the soul
4. Build character – a steadfast routine
5. Build confidence – do not stop 

Isaiah 6:1-13 
 
Isaiah's perspective on God in the initial four verses gives us a feeling of God's significance, power, and mystery. Isaiah's case of perceiving his sin before God urges us to admit our own wrongdoings.
 
The image of absolution, that Isaiah gives, advises us that we are pardoned as well. At the point when we perceive how incredible God is, how guilty we are, and the degree of His absolution, we get the strength to accomplish His work. How does our idea of the significance of God match Isaiah’s?
 
In verses 1-4:
The seraphim are angelic beings made by God. This is the only spot in the Bible where they are referenced. Here they work as God's operators in commissioning Isaiah. Isaiah could comprehend them when they addressed him and when they praised God. Since they drifted above God's throne, they may have been God's attendants. They were striking and amazing creatures, and their singing shook the Temple.

• Revelation 4:8, And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
• Psalm 72:19, And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

 
In verse 5:
The Common Man:
To be common is to be unclean, unworthy, no hope, sinful, deceitful, low in ranking, impure, and/or guilty. Listening in to the recognition of the holy messengers, Isaiah acknowledges he was common and unclean before God, with no hope for matching God's standard of blessedness.
 
Were we not all common before accepting Christ as our personal Savior? Are our lives so important that we are to be placed upon some high pedestal above all other people?

• Luke 5:8, When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, 0 Lord.
• Romans 3:23, For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
• Romans 3:10, As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

 
In verses 6-7:
The Cleansed Man:
To be set apart, free from blemish, rid of corruption & impurities, or free of guilt. At the point when his lips were contacted with a burning coal, he was informed that his sins were pardoned. It was not the coal that purged him, yet God. Were any ofus holy before we met God? Were we not all dirty with sin? Are any of us still stained with sin? Should we not seek cleansing?

• Isaiah 40:2, Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins.
• Jeremiah 1:9, Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
• 1 John 1:7, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from our sins.

 
Church Hymnal, page 368, Nothing But The Blood,
What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh, precious is the flow, that makes me white as snow.
No other fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
 
In verse 8:
The Called Man:
To be summoned, an invitation, a command, or a divine vocation. Accordingly, he submitted himself altogether to the service of God. Regardless of how troublesome his assignment would be, he stated, 'here am I, send me'. The difficult purifying procedure was vital before Isaiah could satisfy the undertaking to which God was calling him. Has God called us for a purpose, to do a task, to do a specific job? Have we acknowledged that calling? Have we responded to that calling?

• Exodus 3:10-12, Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh. and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
• Matthew 13:14, And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
• Romans 8:28, And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 
Before we acknowledge God's call to represent Him to people around us, we should be purged as Isaiah was. Letting God decontaminate us might be excruciating; however, we should be refined with the goal that we can genuinely be a spokesperson for God, who is holy and pure.
 
In verse 11:
The Continual Man:
To be constant, perpetual, unfailing repetition to endure. How long must I endure? How long must I work? We are to continually work until the task is complete. Have we gotten lazy and quit working? Have we given up? Have we said to ourselves that the job is too hard? Do we have the strength and the fortitude to continue? If not, then why not? Have we asked Christ to give us the strength? Have we not asked for His guidance?

• Leviticus 26:31, And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
• Jeremiah 4:29, The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
• Jeremiah 5:21, Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
• Acts 6:4, But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

 
God disclosed to Isaiah that the individuals would listen, yet they would not learn from his message on the grounds that their hearts had hardened past repenting, God's understanding with their incessant resistance was at long last depleted, and his judgment was to desert them to their wickedness. For what reason did God send Isaiah if He knew the individuals wouldn't listen?
 
Although the country itself would not apologize and would harvest judgment; a few people would listen. In verse 13, God clarifies His plan for a remainder of steadfast followers. Indeed, even in judgment God is kind. We can attain consolation from God's promise to save His people. If we are dedicated to Him, we can make certain of His benevolence.
 
When might people listen to God? Simply after they had reached the end and had no place to tum yet to God. This would happen when the land was wrecked by attacking armed forces and the people taken into imprisonment. The 'tenth' alludes either to the people who stayed in the land after captivity, or the people who came back from Babylon to rebuild the land. Each gathering was about a tenth of the total populace. When will we listen to God speak to us?
 
Must we experience disasters before we will listen to God's words like to Judah? Consider what God might be saying to you and obey Him before it is too late.
 
 
Church Hymnal, page 157, Trust and Obey.
When we walk with the Lord
In the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will,
He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey,
For there’s no other way,
To be happy in Jesus,
But to trust and obey.

Isaiah 6:1-13
 
Isaiah’s perspective on God in the initial four verses gives us a feeling of God’s significance, power, and mystery. Isaiah's case of perceiving his sin before God urges us to admit our own wrongdoings.

The image of absolution that Isaiah gives advises us that we are pardoned as well. At the point when we perceive how incredible God is, how guilty we are, and the degree of his absolution, we get the strength to accomplish his work. How does our idea of the significance of God match Isaiah's?
 
In verses 1-4:
The elevated throne, the heavenly messengers, and the triple “holy” focused-on the holiness of God. During a time when spiritual and moral indifference had arrived at their pinnacle, it was significant so that Isaiah might see God’s holiness. Holiness implies perfect morality, unadulterated, and put aside from all transgression. We really need to rediscover the holiness of God. Our everyday encounters, society’s tensions, and our inadequacies diminish and limit our perspective on God. The Bible’s perspective on God as high and lifted up, is what we need to lift us out of our concerns and daily issues. The moral perfection of God, when seen appropriately, decontaminates us from wrongdoing, scrubs our minds from our concerns, and empowers us to venerate and to serve him.

Isaiah’s vision was his call to be the courier of God’s message to the Israelites. Isaiah was given a troublesome mission. He needed to let the individuals, who believed that they were God’s honored and blessed, that God planned to obliterate them due to their rebellion. Just imagine their thought process when they would hear Isaiah speak of the chastisement to come.
The seraphim are angelic beings made by God. This is the only spot in the Bible where they are referenced. Here they work as God's operators in commissioning Isaiah. Isaiah could comprehend them when they addressed him and when they praised God. Since they drifted above God's throne, they may have been God’s attendants. They were striking and amazing creatures, and their singing shook the Temple.

• Revelation 4:8, And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
• Psalm 72:19, And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

 
In verse 5:
The Common Man:
To be common is to be unclean, unworthy, with no hope, sinful, deceitful, low in ranking, impure, and/or guilty. Listening in to the recognition of the holy messengers, Isaiah acknowledges he was common and unclean before God, with no hope for matching God's standard of blessedness. Were we not all common before accepting Christ as our personal Savior? Are our lives so important that we are to be placed upon some high pedestal above all other people?

• Luke 5:8; When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
• Romans 3:23; For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
• Romans 3:10, As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

 
In verses 6-7:
The Cleansed Man:
To be set apart, free from blemish, rid of corruption & impurities, or free of guilt. At the point when his lips were contacted with a burning coal, he was informed that his sins were pardoned. It was not the coal that purged him, yet God. Were any of us holy before we met God? Were we not all dirty with sin? Are any of us still stained with sin? Should we not seek cleansing?

• Isaiah 40:2; Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins
• Jeremiah 1:9; Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
• 1 John 1:7, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

 
Church Hymnal, page 368, “Nothing But the Blood”
What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Oh, precious is the flow, that makes me white as snow.
No other fount I know, nothing but the blood of Jesus.
 
In verse 8:
The Called Man:
To be summoned, an invitation, a command, or a divine vocation. Accordingly, he submitted himself altogether to the service of God. Regardless of how troublesome his assignment would be, he stated, “here am I, send me.” The difficult purifying procedure was vital before Isaiah could satisfy the undertaking to which God was calling him. Has God called us for a purpose, to do a task, to do a specific job? Have we acknowledged that calling? Have we responded to that calling?

• Exodus 3:10-12, Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
• Matthew 13:14, And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
• Romans 8:28, And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 
Before we acknowledge God's call to represent him to the people around us, we should be purged as Isaiah was. Letting God decontaminate us might be excruciating; however, we should be refined with the goal that we can genuinely be a spokesperson for God, who is holy and pure.
 
In verse 11-13:
The Continual Man:
To be constant, perpetual, unfailing repetition to endure. How long must I endure? How long must I work? We are to continually work until the task is complete. Have we become lazy and quit working? Have we given up? Have we said to ourselves that the job is too hard? Do we have the strength and the fortitude to continue? If not, then why not? Have we asked Christ to give us the strength? Have we not asked for his guidance?

• Leviticus 26:31, And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
• Jeremiah 4:29, The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
• Jeremiah 5:21, Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
• Acts 6:4, But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

 
God disclosed to Isaiah that the individuals would listen, yet they would not learn from his message on the grounds that their hearts had hardened past repenting. God's understanding with their incessant resistance was finally depleted, and his judgment was to desert them to their wickedness. For what reason did God send Isaiah if he knew the individuals would not listen?

Although the country itself would not apologize and would harvest judgment, a few people would listen. In verse thirteen, God clarifies his plan for a remainder of steadfast followers. Indeed, even in judgment God is kind. We can attain consolation from God's promise to save his people. If we are dedicated to God, we can be certain of his benevolence.

When might the people begin to listen to God? Simply after they had reached the end and had no place to turn yet to God. his would happen when the land was wrecked by attacking armed forces and the people taken into imprisonment. The “tenth” alludes either to the people who stayed in the land after captivity, or the people who came back from Babylon to rebuild the land. Each gathering was about a tenth of the total populace.
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When will we listen to God speak to us? Must we experience disasters before we will begin listen to God's words like what had happened to Judah? We need to consider what God might be saying to us and obey him before it is too late.
 
Church Hymnal, page 157, “Trust and Obey”
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way,
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.