Message Notes

(I) A PLEA TO LISTEN TO GOD

“Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness;
You who seek the LORD…” Isaiah 51:1a

“Listen to Me, My people;
And give ear to Me, O My nation…” Isaiah 51:4

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people in whose heart is My law…” Isaiah 51:7

(II) A PROMISE WORTH LISTENING TO

“The LORD will comfort Zion,
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.” Isaiah 51:3

1. The promise of comfort

2. The promise of restoration

3. The promise of joy, gladness, thanksgiving and melody

(III) A PLEA TO LOOK UP TO GOD

“…Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.” Isaiah 51:1b

“Look to Abraham your father,
And to Sarah who bore you;
For I called him alone,
And blessed him and increased him.” Isaiah 51:2

1. Looking at the past

2. Looking at great examples

3. Looking and learning the right lessons

a) About God’s calling

b) About God’s blessing

c) About God’s Person and power

(IV) A PLEA TO LIFT UP EYES OF FAITH

“Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
And look to the earth beneath…” Isaiah 51:6

1. A consideration of the Salvation that God offers

“…The heavens will vanish away like smoke,
The earth will grow old like a garment,
And those who dwell in it will die in like manner;
But My salvation will be forever,
And My righteousness will not be abolished.” Isaiah 51:6

a) A salvation that lasts forever

b) A salvation that is based on God’s righteousness which cannot be abolished

2. A consideration of the God who offers the promise of comfort

“I, even I, am He who comforts you…” Isaiah 51:12

“But I am the LORD your God,
Who divided the sea whose waves roared-
The LORD of hosts is His name.” Isaiah 51:15