Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that I may know how to sustain with a word
him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
5 The Lord GOD has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
Isaiah 49:1 Listen to me, O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples from afar.
The LORD called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
John 8:26 “I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
John 12:49 “For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”
Ezekiel 3:26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house...
Ezekiel 24:26 on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. 27 On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.
I Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
to speak only on our Lord's authority,
to speak only as our Father teaches us,
to declare to the world what we hear from Him,
to speak His commandment of eternal life
to sustain with a word the weary,
to make our Lord known and not ourselves,
to be silent and to speak as He directs us,
to serve one another and not ourselves,
to be good stewards of His varied grace to us,
to be used in the strength our God supplies,
to glorify our Lord and not ourselves,
to be pleasing to the Lord.
As God's grace works in us,
may we not be rebellious or turn backward,
so we might hear our Lord say to us,
“You are my servants,
in whom I was be glorified.”
Romans 15:3 For Christ did not please himself...
Matthew 20:26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Related:
Lenten Reflections: what we did, what He did ~ Isaiah 50:5-6
Lenten Reflections: Climbing (the minister's descent)
Lenten Reflections: His ear opened, Our ears stopped ~ Are you following the Servant? (Isaiah 50)
Lenten Reflections: He answered nothing...But Jesus still answered nothing.
Why Naphtali?
Communication: Naphtali style
Communication Naphtali Style: Jonathan Edwards
"As soon as the ball left my hand"....The Power of the Tongue
Forgiveness & cleansing of sin leads to God's Commission: "Penitents should be preachers"
Why I write and minister - My credo for being a godly encourager
my deep concern for the churches
Father, forgive me for joking
"Satan tempted me to hold my tongue..." (Whitefield)
William Perkins on Isaiah 6 and the tongue
dedication 2010 (addendum): may He temper my tongue with love
Your word & my tongue
"I could write a thousand words" (my credo ~ why I preach the Gospel)
transparency in blogging & the struggle for sanctification
from the archives: "How do we know if we're speaking the truth in love?"
the lost treasures of the Church: fools who preach Christ with great joy (letter 86)
My love affair . . . whose trumpet, whose glory & incomplete joy
sin's cold deception, my Father's warm reception
"your heart is not right in the sight of God" - May I not waste God's loving discipline
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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