Monday, July 18, 2016

ACTIVATE THE WORD OF GOD!!!

TEXT:  ISAIAH 55:8-11
Isaiah has 66 chapters; 1,292 verses; 308 commands; 37,044 words; 190 questions; 120 promises; 71 distinct messages from God.  Isaiah is the 23rd book of the Bible.  It is a miniature version of the Bible, having 66 chapters in the first section dealing with the law and judgment and corresponding with the message of the 39 books of the Old Testament.  There are 27 chapters in the second section, corresponding with the 27 books of the New Testament both in number and messages of comfort and salvation through Christ.  
The theme of the first section is one of coming judgment upon Israel and captivity because of sin and apostasy, judgment on many Gentile nations, and the latter-day restoration of Israel under their Messiah.  
The theme of the last section is one of mercy, comfort, and eternal restoration under the Messiah.
The purpose of the book of Isaiah was to make God’s message clear to Israel - to warn them of judgment for persisting in sin and to reveal the final dealings of God with them in complete restoration under their Messiah.
Isaiah is the son of Amoz.  He was a prophet during the reign of Hezekiah, King of Judah (2 Kings 19:20).  His name means “Jehovah is salvation; help of Jah; Jehovah succors”.  It means assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.  It means deliverance of Jehovah; welfare of Jah; prosperity of Jehovah.
Isaiah’s name means the higher self or “the God power” (Jehovah is salvation) that is in us which discerns the reality, and the real character of the spiritual man (the Christ), and fearlessly proclaims it!  It is spiritual understanding”!
Philippians 3:10  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.  This doesn’t mean we have to die physically because Jesus took our place in that.  
St. John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life!
Our focus for this message is on Isaiah 55:11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:  it shall not return unto me void (empty) but it shall accomplish (achieve; complete successfully, manage, fulfill, realize, attain, execute, perform, consummate, conclude) that which I please, and it shall prosper (flourish physically; grow strong and healthy; thrive; bloom; blossom; to progress),  in the thing [a word], by implication, a matter [as spoken], whereto I sent it.