Tabor Baptist Church

• Not an easy passage to read - it speaks of the failure of a nation
• Scripture speaks of the depravity of our hearts
• We must come to the Lord in repentance
• Isaiah is speaking of a people who rebelled against God
• We must apply this to our hearts
• Where is God in your life?
• God deserves to be in the centre of your life
• Do we have reason to be satisfied with our lives? - is God really at the centre of lives?
• It it time to submit completely to God's Lordship
• v2 - a universal call to listen
• Because God the Lord has spoken
• Is it wise to avoid a siren or fire alarm?
• Is it wise to ignore God when He has spoken?
• The same God still speaks today - are you listening?
• He speaks through creation, conscience and the Bible
• The children have rebelled against Me
• The nation of Judah
• Directly aimed at Judah but an indirect warning to us
• God shows the depravity of the nation
• We are all need salvation
• An ignorant, ungrateful and sinful people that walked away from God
• Heb 10:31 - a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God
• v3 - speaks of ignorance
• The people ignorant of God
• The donkey and ox - stubborn and difficult animals
• God does not just desire to feed our physical needs but our spiritual soul
• Jesus Christ came to bring living water
• How many of us run to Jesus daily for more?
• Without God, how can we fulfill the commands of Scripture?
• Examples
• v2 - speaks of ungratefulness
• The people were ungrateful to God also
• Examples
• How much are we ungrateful to God?
• Personal examples
• We dishonour God with our ungratefulness
• How grateful are we for the Lord Jesus?
• v4 - speaks of sin
• A sinful nation
• We are given to sin
  • Examples
• Sin in rejecting God and forsaking God
• Bottom line is that we are sinners - this is what are hearts are naturally like
• v5-6 - speaks of recognising our sin
• Judah was persisting in their sin and rebellion - thinking that everything was okay
• There was no soundness in any part of their body
• There is a stench of sin and decay
• v7 - speaks of a punishment
• The nation was punished but couldn't see it
• Do we see the punishment of our sins?
• The nation had to be desolate to see it
• Have we become numb to sin?
• Has the Lord left you to your own devices?
• This is not a good thing
• Psalm 16:11
• v8 - speaks of desolation
• Those who continue in their sin are left along by Jesus
• The people were not turning back to God but we are not listening to Him call?
• v9 - speaks of our hope
• Praise the Lord there is hope - in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ
• Praise God for the remnant
• Do not continue in your sin any longer
• Jesus has come to wash us and clean us
• Communion reminds us of the cross - has the cross become personal to you?
• Personal example
• Jesus took our sins upon the cross and gave us His righteousness
• Repent and turn to Him now and the gospel will become personal to you
• Think of the prodigal son - explanation
• The Lord is calling you now

Closing Remarks