Isa Msg 44

Truth:
1. As the Servant of Jehovah, He is typified by three persons -- Cyrus, Isaiah, and Israel.
2. Isa. says in 40:9, "Here is your God!" As long as God is here, the glad tidings are here.
3. Jesus came in the way of incarnation, the way of entering into man and becoming a man to directly participate in man's humanity, partaking of man's blood and flesh.
4. When we heard the gospel, we saw Jesus, we were made alive, and we partook of His eternal life for our enjoyment.
5. He is the Ruler who comes as a mighty One to rule over us. He is also the Judge. He will either reward us or punish us. With Him is a reward on the positive side and a punishment, which is a recompense on the negative side.
6. His ruling and correcting is His shepherding. He is adjusting us not to go too fast or too slow, but to take the pace of the flock.
7. As the Shepherd, He also feeds His flock, gathers the lambs in His arm, carries them in His bosom, and leads those who are nursing the young.

Life experience/Application:
1. To prepare the way of Jehovah is to prepare our heart. Jesus comes with the intention of getting into our spirit, but to enter into our spirit, He must pass through our heart. The human heart is full of valleys, hills, crooked places, and rough places.
2. Every part and avenue of our heart need to be straightened by the Lord through repentance that the Lord may enter into us to be our life and take possession of us.
3. The more you listen to His speaking, the more you see Jehovah. Jesus is still speaking, and His words remain forever.
4. When I speak, I always exercise not to speak from myself. I exercise to speak the word of the Lord. When we speak in this way, the Lord is present in our speaking, and others are able to see Jesus.
5. If you have God, you have everything. If you have God, every problem will be solved, every lack will be supplied, and every shortage will be filled. We should pray adequately to be filled with God, to receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
6. We will realize that apart from Christ, we are even less than nothing, vanity, emptiness.
7. If a brother with a high position treasures this position, he will not be able to enjoy Christ that much.