18 November 2012
You will keep him in perfect peace
You will keep him in perfect peace
Text: Isaiah 26
- Series:
- “Behold, this is our God”
Message Notes
(I) A GLORIOUS SONG (Isaiah 26:1)
1. Reflects joy
2. Reflects faith
3. Reflects hope
4. Reflects strength
(II) CONTENTS OF THIS GLORIOUS SONG
1. A strong city (Isaiah 26:1b)
2. Walls of salvation (Isaiah 26:1c)
3. Gates that allow the righteous who keep the truth to go in and out safely (Isaiah 26:2)
(III) GREAT HOPE EXPRESSED IN THIS SONG
1. Perfect peace of God (Isaiah 26:3a)
2. Perfect Plan of God (Isaiah 26:5-6)
a) The lofty will be laid low
b) The poor and needy will triumph
(IV) UNDERSTANDING THE WAY OF THE LORD
1. He is Most Upright (Isaiah 26:7a)
2. He assesses the path of the just (Isaiah 26:7b)
3. The way of the just is uprightness (Isaiah 26:7a)
(V) HONEST REFLECTION
1. Waiting upon the Lord (Isaiah 26:8b)
2. Desire for the Lord (Isaiah 26:8c, 9a)
3. Remembrance of the Lord (Isaiah 26:8d)
4. Seeking the Lord (Isaiah 26:9b)