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Embracing the Riches of Isaiah 54 and 55
January 8, 2025 · 13 min
Explore Isaiah's message of salvation, its relevance to the Jewish and Christian faiths, and the enduring promise of God's Word.
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A Song of Salvation and Invitation 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. I hope you're staying warm this morning. Alright. 2 spectacular chapters this morning as we look at Isaiah chapter 54 and 55. Verse 11, chapter0:21 55, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth. It shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish0:33 today's passage, we have, several well known verses. In fact, they're some of my favorites that we find here today in these 2 chapters. And we're gonna And we're gonna look at these popular verses in their context, which0:45 gives them an even richer meaning as we meditate upon them. Chapter 54 is a song of salvation for the Jewish nation made possible by the suffering servant, the Messiah. As0:56 we we've consistently seen this with Isaiah's prophetic message messages, they they often have a short term, intermediate, and future application all intermingled. The message applies to1:08 the return from captivity, but also to the age of the church with the final fulfillment yet to come. Verse 1, chapter 54. Sing, oh, Baron, you who have not born.1:20 Break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not labored with child, for more are the children of the desolate and the children of the married woman, says the Lord. Now this the, this verse1:33 was quoted by Paul in Galatians 4 applying applying it to the church. So we know this passage has application to us as does chapter 55, which is quoted in Acts chapter1:45 13. Verse 2, enlarge the place of your tent and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings. Do not spare. Lengthen the cords and strengthen your stakes, For you shall expand to the right and1:57 to the left, and your descendants will inherit the nations and make the desolate cities inhabited. Now this is a description of the gentile church being grafted2:08 in. The gospel church does not replace the Jewish nation as God's people. We are brought in and made a part of it. This is the big tent that we should all be working for.2:20 Verse 4, do not fear, for you will not be ashamed, neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame, for you will forget the shame of your youth and will not remember the reproach of your2:32 widowhood anymore. Now in verses 4 through 10, we read that I, Israel's reproach kindness that God2:43 will bring forth, which once again tells us that God is not finished with Israel. He is not finished with the Jewish people. Verse 11, oh, you afflicted 1 tossed with tempest and not comforted,2:55 behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of rubles, of rubies, your gates of crystal, and all your walls3:07 of precious stones. All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. In righteousness, you shall be established. You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not3:19 fear and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Wow. What a great verse. And verse 17, actually, is 1 of my favorite, scriptures. No weapon formed against you shall prosper,3:31 and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me, says the Lord. Now3:42 this the physical and the complete fulfillment of this will be in the millennial kingdom. But, spiritually, these benefits belong to us as the church now. No spiritual weapon3:54 formed against you shall prosper if you put on the armor of God and are operating according to the orders or the word of the commander in chief. Now let's go to chapter4:06 55, which is a global invitation to salvation flowing solely from the grace of god. As spoken to be an encouragement of returning captives, this call4:18 to salvation is seen more fully and clearly under the new covenant or the new testament. As I mentioned, Paul quotes from this passage in Acts 13 34 where he said this,4:29 and that he raised him from the dead no more to return to corruption. He has spoken thus, I will give you the sure mercies of David, which we find right here in this passage. Verse4:41 1, ho, everyone who thirst, come to the waters, and you will and you who have no money, come, buy, and eat. Yes. Come buy wine and4:53 milk without money and without price. Why do you spend money? For what is not bread and your wages for what does not satisfy. Listen carefully to me5:05 and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. So there's quite frankly, there's a whole sermon in these 2 verses. First, salvation is5:16 free. It cannot be purchased. And, look, they were thirsty just for water, but it it's much more it's the abundant life. They're talking about milk and wine, not just water. You you and5:28 and it's free. You can't work for it. You have to accept it. This is hard for many to grasp. It really is. So they pay for empty alternatives that5:40 do not and cannot satisfy. You know, this this can't be right. It's free. God's doing this. He's just gonna forgive me of my my sins. I've gotta work. I've gotta earn it. I gotta pay for this. But yet they pursue things5:50 that do not satisfy. And the offer is universal. Most worlds world religion, they're they're they're, centric around 16:02 ethnic group. You know, Christianity is not. But in the first 4 words, we find this catch. It is only for those who are thirsty. Alright?6:14 It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, but you have to be thirsty. You have to want what the lord is offering. Righteousness that brings reconciliation with god, our maker. Recall what6:26 Jesus said in in the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled. Now you've heard the old adage, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. So6:38 it is with the water of life. Are you thirsty? He will satisfy. Verse 3, incline your ear and come to me here and your soul shall live and I will make an6:50 everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. That's what, Paul was quoting in Acts chapter 13. Salvation comes by hearing and hearing by the word of7:02 God. This covenant is everlasting. Like the covenant of David, it's a it's a type of, is David is a type of Christ. Verse 5, Surely,7:14 you shall call a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you shall run to you because the lord, your God, and the holy 1 of Israel, for he has glorified you. This has and will go7:26 out to the nations for salvation. Notice the urgency. They will run to you. Why? Because of the lord. The glorified 1 has been lifted up. Remember what Jesus said in7:38 John 12 32, and if I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all peoples to myself. And and we're seeing this now. We're seeing this now, what's happening in Israel, what god is doing on behalf of his7:49 people. And here's why they're running. Look at verse 6. Seek the lord while he may be found. Call upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the8:01 unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the lord, and he will have mercy on him and to our god for he will abundantly pardon. Here's why they're running. Okay? As they see god8:13 working, they realize time is short and the clock is ticking. The clock's ticking. And the the the call is to do this. Number 1, seek seek the lord. Number 2, call call upon him.8:25 Number 3, repent. Repent of your sins and your ways. Change. And 4, find forgiveness. So we're to seek him. We're to call upon him. We're to repent, and then we're to find the forgiveness8:36 that comes from freely from him. Next, I think Isaiah goes back to his opening statement of of buying that which doesn't satisfy. And why would you8:48 do that? I mean, why would you why do you go around the world when it's right in front of you, when grace is right there in front of you? Because god's way doesn't make sense.9:01 Salvation for free? That doesn't make sense. Look at verse 8. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my way, says the lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth,9:13 so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. See, we can't comprehend god on our own. In In fact, it's only through the holy spirit that we can gain an understanding.9:26 And and that is what drives many to idolatry because it's easier to worship and trust in something that we make rather than the god who makes9:38 us and is beyond our total comprehension. Yes. We can we can have an understanding of god through the holy spirit. He has to open our mind to it. But even then, we can't totally grasp god because his ways are above our9:50 ways. So what do we do? Man makes an idol with his own hands that he can control and he can, he can clearly identify with. And here's another 1 of my favorite verses, verse 10. For as the rain10:02 comes down and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that10:13 goes forth from my mouth. It shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I send it. I mean, this is pure10:25 gold. The power of god's word. It's a living word. This is why the word of god is our daily bread. It is life to us. It sustains us. It guides us. It is our10:37 foundation. A beautiful description of what is developing in the spiritual realm as the kingdom of God is being built in the hearts of people and what is coming soon to the world that10:49 we are in. Verse 12, 4, you shall go out with joy and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their11:01 hands. Instead of the thorn, she'll come up the cypress tree. Instead of the briar, she'll come up the myrtle tree. And that shall be to the Lord for a name for an everlasting sign that shall not11:13 be cut off. Again, what an amazing passage these 2 chapters from Isaiah. Father, we thank you once again for your word, and it is the holy spirit that teaches us and and11:25 reveals truth and helps us to understand your word. So we continue to pray for the holy spirit to lead us on this journey through your word, opening our eyes to the truths of your word and its application. It's11:37 not just about head knowledge. It's it's about heart reception, about receiving it and being transformed by your word, Lord, that we might be more like Jesus and bring glory to you, father.11:49 And we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And, again, if you've not yet gotten a new journal, you'd like to get a journal, we still have some available. Text the word journal to12:00 6 7 7 4 2. That's journal to 6 7 7 4 2. I don't think I have 1 here in front of me, but they're really nice, spiral bound, easy to use, for the second part of our journey. So, again, text12:12 journal to 6 7 7 4 2. Until next time, keep standing on the word.12:19 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you12:31 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:10 A Song of Salvation and Invitation
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