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How to Read a Prophet – Comfort the People – Part 2

How to Read a Prophet – Comfort the People – Part 2. Isaiah 40:25-31; 41:1-20. Introduction. Complaint: God is silent! God’s response – “Wait!” Working it all out!. Complaint: God is Silent!. “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God.”.

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How to Read a Prophet – Comfort the People – Part 2

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  1. How to Read a Prophet –Comfort the People – Part 2 Isaiah 40:25-31; 41:1-20

  2. Introduction • Complaint: God is silent! • God’s response – “Wait!” • Working it all out!

  3. Complaint: God is Silent! • “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God.”

  4. Complaint: God is Silent! • God does not see me • If he does, he passes over me

  5. Complaint: God is Silent! • We corrupted God’s way (Ge 6.12) • Our actions got us into this mess • Course of conduct – thoughts, emotions and desires (soulish)

  6. God’s Response – “Wait!” • God must redirect the “heart” • “Believe in your heart, confess with your mouth” – Rom 10:9

  7. God’s Response – “Wait!” • Relearn His perspective and way • God deals with the nations (41) • He must get all his “ducks in a row”

  8. God’s Response – “Wait!” • His “way” will get us out of it (3-5) • Time to “unravel” our entanglements

  9. Working It All Out • God will triumph over evil • Fullness of the kingdom is coming

  10. Working It All Out • Take advantage to regroup • Renew your strength – Idea: change for the better) • Mount up as eagles – Idea: use strength to rise to the current

  11. Working It All Out • Take advantage to regroup • Run – Idea: run to meet • Walk – Idea: to move forward

  12. Application • Recognize where we went astray • Correct our course • Walk in His Way

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