Isaiah 44:1-5
43:22 “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become weary of Me, O Israel.
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28 “So I will pollute the princes of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement."
43:22 “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become weary of Me, O Israel.
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28 “So I will pollute the princes of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement."
44:1 "BUT...."
Isaiah 44:1 “But now listen, O Jacob, My servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Thus says the LORD who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you,
‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant;
And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;
4 And they will spring up among the grass
Like poplars by streams of water.’
5 “This one will say, ‘I am the LORD’S’;
And that one will call on the name of Jacob;
And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the LORD,’
And will name Israel’s name with honor.
1) “But now listen,
O Jacob,
My servant,
And Israel,
whom I
have chosen:
The Peoples of the Earth
Israel
Remnant
1) “But now listen,
O Jacob,
My servant,
And Israel,
whom I
have chosen:
2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
Made and Formed (v. 2)
Rom 8:29 - "For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son."
2 Cor 3:18 - "And we all...are being transformed into His image...."
Rom 8:29 - "For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son."
2 Cor 3:18 - "And we all...are being transformed into His image...."
1 Thes 4:3 – “It is God’s will that you be holy/sanctified.”
1 Thes 5:18 – “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you.”
2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
Made and Formed (v. 2)
2 Thus says the LORD who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
Made and Formed (v. 2)
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. 4 They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.
The Desired Results are Coming (vv. 3-4)
The Peoples of the Earth
Israel
Remnant
5 Some will say,
‘I belong to the LORD’;
others will call
themselves by the
name of Jacob;
still others will
write on their
hand, ‘The LORD’s,’
and will take the
name Israel.
Identity (v. 5)
What do you want to be?
What do you want to be?
Do not fixate on results. ("I want to be rich, important, needed, impressive, remembered, etc.")
What do you want to be?
Do not fixate on results. ("I want to be rich, important, needed, impressive, remembered, etc.")
Fix your heart on this: I want to be His.
(Whose you are > What you do)
What do you want to be?
Do not fixate on results. ("I want to be rich, important, needed, impressive, remembered, etc.")
Fix your heart on this: I want to be His.
(Whose you are > What you do)
Remember: Being His means you are still being formed.
What do you want to be?
Do not fixate on results. ("I want to be rich, important, needed, impressive, etc.")
Fix your heart on this: I want to be His.
(Whose you are > What you do)
Remember: Being His means you are still being formed.
We are formed most when we listen.