A. 3, 14, 15. So the whole focus of this study is to simply say what the Lord emphasised to me during that time - and that is that despite the difficulty of a situation and despite the options that look limited in the natural, God is a God who makes a way. Isaiah 63 The Holy Spirit - Grieving or Pleasing? "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. It is no different when a person becomes a Christian. Isaiah 43:4. 4. Would you rather tussle around in a thrift shop looking for bargains or buy it new off the shelf It is his love that has reached out to save us, and it will be his love that returns for us to take him to where he is. It's all part of the walk. 9. Thank God that He is able to make a way when no way naturally exists. You live in a little room alone, and few know you, and those who do know you do not think much of you; but the Lord says, "Thou art precious in My sight." He did this by living among us in the person of Jesus Christ. 1 But now thus saith the The first verse read at the Sabbath morning service exactly met my case. If you believe in Jesus and have put your faith in his name, then you are chosen by God (1 Pt 2:9). But I think I need not relate to you what you know. WHEN GOD SAID THAT HE CALLED THEM BY NAME, HE KNEW WHO THEY WERE AND WHO THEY ARE. 'Is there a way home?' In looking over an old volume of Sermons preached by H. Grattan Guiness, forty-five years ago, I came across the message which he delivered with this text as a basis. If you don't know, I set a goal that I want to read one hundred old sermons from Spurgeon, A New Work Isaiah 43:1-4, Isaiah 43:1-4:4, Denomination: REDEEMED SOULS FREED FROM FEAR. Gregory to Venantius, &c. In addressing to you the greeting which is due I was intending to speak of what I suffer. For I am tormented by pains of gout, which, afflicting not dissimilarly both me and you, while they increase upon us exceedingly, have caused our life to decrease. Subject: What is Heaven Like? Would you rather tussle around in a thrift shop looking for bargains or buy it new off the shelf xliii. even when there seems to be no way. TEXT: "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." 5. Isaiah 43:1-3, Denomination: #2 and because I love you, God is love. Israel sure had. 4. read more, Scripture: Verse 4 states the divine love in explicit, tender, straightforward ways. That is surely a superlative honour! THE SACRIFICIAL MEANS HE EMPLOYS ON OUR BEHALF. "Since" probably means "from the time that" (LXX., ), not "because," as Delitzsch and Mr. Cheyne render. 8. Historically we know and see the fulfillment of such passages in the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor The Lord has not only told you of His love in the secret of your soul, but He has publicly acted love to you. He has loved thee unchangeably. Instead of being like those who left Egypt of whom it is written: IV. 43:16-21; Phil. Every child of God is "HONOURABLE." read more, Scripture: Scripture: Isaiah 43:10-12. Before we could recognise it we must be grafted into Christ by a true and living faith. The Revised Version, instead of 'praises,' reads excellencies--and even that is but a feeble translation of the remarkable word here employed. God is alive and interested in the lives of His people - then and now. Till he holds his peace he will not allow us to be silent. "Thou hast been honourable." God calls Christ "His servant". A) How many of you here tonight would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? In many prophetic passages in Isaiah, the prophet foresaw a time of great difficulty for the Israelites - a time when they would be captives to their enemies. 3. The Grip of the Past It is a response to the description of the Millennial Kingdom described in Isaiah 11. Descended from the King of kings, each saint has a lineage before which the pedigrees of princes grow stale and mean. verses 3-4: God would give Egypt, Cush (Ethiopia), and Seba for his people's ransom. Methodist, Sometimes when Im wrestling to figure out what is on Gods heart for me to preach on, Ill take a pictorial directory of our church family, look at the pictures one by one and pray, Lord, what is on your heart for this person, for that family? 3. [4] I have just planted a nice new persimmon tree in my garden. He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence, He foretells them the destruction of Babylon, And his wonderful deliverance of his people, October the Eighth God's Glorious Purpose. We have been bought with precious blood. A sense of heaviness came over me, but relief came very speedily, for which I thank the Lord. Would you And it is the will of God that man should express His glory, and by his righteousness and goodness witness to the John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, ForgivenessWe shall notice first, this morning, the recipients of mercy--the persons of whom the Lord is here speaking; secondly, the deed of mercy,--"I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions;" thirdly, the reason for mercy--"for mine own sake;" and fourthly, the promise of mercy-- "I will not remember thy sins." This is a new view of life not man's natural feeling. - Moses asked his friends Aaron and Hur to support him. (Powerpoint #313 available), MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER Israel is God's Chosen People. This sermon helps us see our childen as God sees our children. This is what the Christian would call the 'honeymoon phase'. But praise God that He also adds that 'I will be with you!' This is a crucial point. That ye should show forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness '--1 Peter ii. Exodus 13:17-18 tells us 'When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. I know of no service that can be more distinguished than the doing of good. In the book of Exodus we found God making provision for the Holiness of His people. You have loved Him, but, oh, how little! I will meditate on all Your work and muse on Your deeds. The Lord will make a way for you where no foot has gone before. A new student looks out on a sea of strange faces in the high school cafeteria, wondering where he should sit, which group he should join, how he will be received. Sermons Through the Deep Water Isaiah 43:1-2 In the Potter's Hand Isaiah 64:1-9 God Forgives Our Sin Isaiah 6:1-8 Our God Is Faithful, 100% Luke 2:25-26 The Peaceable Kingdom Isaiah 11:1-10 All the Children of the World Acts 10:34-36, 43 Love Your Enemies Matthew 5:43-44 Friends and Enemies Matthew 5:43-44 Winning the prize Mark 10:43-44 2 When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. And the child of God becomes honourable in rank. "I have redeemed thee." But he that believes in Jesus has been created anew by the work of the Holy Ghost. I. Prepare For A Change 4. Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters (Isaiah 43:15-16). From the verse above we see that God introduces Himself as the God who makes a way. Looking at our world today you may wonder does God still love the world. Isaiah 43:1-7 It is clear that we are precious to God because we are His creation. To Venantius, Ex-Monk, Patrician of Syracuse [138] . Would you I am now to commence the other department: MEANS TO BE USED FOR THE CONVICTION AND CONVERSION OF SINNERS. All of us will face the waters at some stage. But then she had been saying that all through her life. But in order for them to see the new things that God is doing, they must open their eyes and see God. ever since precious, and that was from all eternity; for though they became dishonourable in themselves, through the fall of Adam, and their own transgressions, and are dishonourable in the esteem of men, yet honourable in the esteem of God and Christ; they appear to be so, by their birth, by regeneration, being born of God; by their marriage to #1 Sermon: Luke 24:13-35. . Nowhere in the Bible does God tell us that we need a certain educational level, or a certain IQ level, or even a certain income level to have and raise children read more. Maybe you have been feeling like the Israelites were? YOUR CHILD - - - PRECIOUS TO GOD Isaiah 43:4; Psalm 139: 13-17; Selected Successful parenting depends on attitude not aptitude. This is especially so if God desires to use you to help others. Methinks the very angels before the throne might envy us poor men who are permitted to talk of Christ, even though it be to little children. III. 43:23 CUVS - - Bible Verse Scriptures with Pictures. Holiness, The Promises of God to His Troubled People, Isaiah 43:1-7 The Promises of God to His Troubled People FEAR NOT OF:- I. Sermon: Heaven - Reality or Myth? In Christ Jesus we are honoured in many ways. Now the thoughts of this may put some who desire to stand fast, and to own him and his cause in a day of trial, to enquire how they shall make. ISA 43:5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. Text.--Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen.--Isaiah xliii: 10. Maybe you have taken your eyes off the Lord and onto your situation? Normally God wants us to remember the past so that we can bring to mind the previous deliverances and learn from our former mistakes. Isaiah 43:4; Psalm 139: 13-17; Selected xi. Why, those words Thou dost put into my mouth to give back to Thee. As I mentioned at the start of this study, this verse is special to me for God gave it to me at a difficult time in my life. With their home and temple destroyed, and as the years in exile became many decades, the great question that burned in the hearts of the Israelites was 'is the situation hopeless?' "Honour all men. Fire! Isaiah 43:4 in all English translations. --ISAIAH xliii. Often had the floods been out and the roads were deep in affliction. United Methodist. read more, Scripture: It would be a time when they were taken from the homeland and exiled in foreign countries. Isaiah 43:4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.. In verse 16, God reminded the people that He makes a way through the sea. 3. The real King was still overlooking all that occurred. The Christian, moreover, is honourable in rank. Our journey of faith begins when we are called by God. read more. Thesis: Heaven is a real place, and we need to understand what lies within our future. TRIALS EXPECTED & CONQUERED What a sight the Son of God girded! read more, Scripture: Redeemed You Vs. 1-7 THE SAME LOVE "I have created him for my glory." --ISAIAH xliii. But she had never sunk! He meant that in that picture the genius and the power and the grace of Turner were most abundantly expressed. Spurgeon, Sermons, vol. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. "I have created him for My glory." 1-7. By The Rev. And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father." At Horeb we saw how the Andrew MurrayHoly in Christ. three, which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." Congregational. It was right that everywhere, all round the globe, his name should he honored, for he is the King among the nations, and the governor thereof: But our race has revolted, set up another monarch, and bowed its strength to support another dynasty--the dynasty of darkness and death. 'I am the Lord Thy God, the Holy One of Israel, Thy Saviour. God so loved the world that he sent his only Son (Jn 3:16). For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. You that have the Revised Version will be struck with the more literal and forcible rendering of our text--"Ye that are the Lord's remembrancers, take, BLESSED and ever precious are the words, which came from the lips of our loving Lord, before he went to the cross. So deep was the impression made upon me by my first reading of the sermon that I have taken Mr. Guiness' outline and ask your careful attention to its development. What does it mean to be precious? The pilot said, "Theyre too heavy! read more, Scripture: In several preceding lectures I have been dwelling on the subject of Prayer, or that department of means for the promotion of a revival, which is intended to move God to pour out his Spirit. He would make a way so that they could return from their exile and provide streams even in the desert. 8. #3 I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. In the contemporary context of the verse, God means that he will favor the Israelites over the other nations. If you are to comfort others you first must have been comforted yourself. All who are redeemed with the blood of his Son, he has set apart for himself. He made a way where, naturally speaking, there was no way. read more, Isaiah 43 God regards the children of men (Psalm 33:13, 14). verses 5-7: God would gather his people "from the end of the earth." He also said that if it is planted in compost only, the roots will only grow to the edge of the compost and no further. We are "made priests and kings unto God." OUTLINE --ISAIAH xliii. "Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life. For we, 'The Lord's portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.' And as He did so, it was like He had to re-introduce Himself again to His people and remind them once again of His character. BEFORE I explain the metaphor of the text See I am doing a new thing! Israel, God's people, didn't come into being by accident. read more, Scripture: Look not back, then, except with Penitence, but henceforth say: "Lord, Thou hast been honourable, I will love Thee. Fire!We shall talk of three things, this morning, as the Holy Ghost may enable us; first of all, a terrible pathway,--walking around the fire; secondly, an awful danger,--the danger of being burned and utterly consumed; and thirdly, a double insurance,--"Thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the fire kindle upon thee." 5, 6). III. Isaiah 12:1-6 - REASONS FOR REJOICING Isaiah 12 is a Psalm. Malachi. "I WILL GIVE MEN FOR THEE," etc. 4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. 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