Message Notes

8 March 2015

Text: Isaiah 49:1

“THE LORD GOD HAS GIVEN ME THE TONGUE OF THE LEARNED”

(I) PREPARATION IN THE WORD OF GOD

1. Time of learning

“He awakens Me morning by morning,” Isaiah 50:4

2. Place of learning

3. Communing with the Father in order to learn

a) Awaken the ear to listen

“He awakens My ear to hear as the learned.” Isaiah 50:4

b) Open the ear to learn

“The Lord God has opened My ear;” Isaiah 50:5

4. Attitude of learning

“And I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away.” Isaiah 50:5

a) No rebellion

b) No turning away

(II) A PERSON OF THE WORD OF GOD

1. To be learned in the word

“The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned,” Isaiah 50:4

2. Understanding the task of speaking the word

“That I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary.” Isaiah 50:4

(III) THE PRACTICE OF THE WORD OF GOD

1. Fulfilment of the word

“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—In the volume of the book it is written of Me—To do Your will, O God.’ ” Hebrews 10:7

2. Courage to do whatever it takes

“I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.” Isaiah 50:6

“Therefore I have set My face like a flint,” Isaiah 50:7

3. Faith in God

“For the Lord God will help Me” Isaiah 50:7

“Surely the Lord God will help Me;” Isaiah 50:9