June 17 The LORD Has Spoken

June 17, 2010
Read Isaiah 1

Isaiah 1: 1-2 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2 Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the LORD has spoken:

WHAT DO you need to know when you sign up to go to a conference? You check out the speakers. You learn their credentials. After all you are trusting someone with your money. And you want to trust what they have to say is true and an advantage to you.

Many books of the bible begin this way. The writer tells who he is and what qualifies him to write. Isaiah’s qualification is this:

God has given him a picture of what will happen in Judah, the Southern Kingdom of Israel (the Northern Kingdom is Samaria) and in the city of Jerusalem. It’s as if Isaiah received a DVD in his mailbox, played it and saw the future.

Isaiah’s authority comes from God’s “movie” to him. He has seen it. Now he is going to tell his people what he sees. He has a message from God. He trusts that it is true, and he trusts its authority. He knows if people listen to the truth of what God has told him, it will be an advantage to them.

What God told them then is still of value, it is still a message that is an advantage to us. Let’s trust the message.

Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the LORD has spoken.