Isaiah 50:4-5 "The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. (5) The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back."
I think we all have our favorite verses that we refer back to from time to
time. Often when preaching, I will read a verse of Scripture and say,
"This is my favorite verse in the Bible -- today." With that in mind,
our text verses for today are my favorite verses in the Bible. We might not
readily recognize the fact, but we often read the words of Jesus even in the
Old Testament. They aren't printed in red, nevertheless, we can know it is
Jesus speaking through the prophets. Today's verses are such words. They could
easily have been printed in red; for, Jesus is speaking to us. Yes, it's 700
years before His birth, but Jesus speaks of what was to come in His living for
33 1/2 years on this earth. We sing the old hymn, "Are you weary? Are you
heavy hearted? Tell it to Jesus! Tell it to Jesus!" There is great
comfort in going to our Lord in prayer and pouring out our hearts to Him. Why
is that? In His earthly being, Jesus was "... given me the tongue of the
learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is
weary." If we pour out our hearts and then listen quietly, we can
know that the Holy Spirit of God will speak the proper words to our hearts that
will calm and settle us.
His ear is open to listen to us. He understands rejection and loneliness. He
understands the struggles of this life and is able to speak the proper word in
season. Because He experienced it in His life, Jesus knows and
understands how it is to cry out to the Father. "My God! My God! Why hast
thou forsaken me?" He understands the Father has given promises and
is faithful to keep those promises. "Therefore doth my Father love
me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. (18) No
man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it
down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my
Father." (John 10:17-18) The Father spoke a word into His ear. He heard.
He was not rebellious, neither turned away from that which He was sent to
do. Because of the things Jesus experienced, we can know that our Great
High Priest is touched by things that trouble us and in Him, we can find mercy
and grace to help in our time of need. Read Hebrews 4:14-16.