GETTING RID AND GETTING RIGHT Isa 57:13-15; 62:10

I.                   GET RID OF OUR STRENGTHS (57:13)
[WE NEED A HOLY POWER]

A.      God Witnesses To A Time Of Fear For The People Of God
(13a) "When thou criest..."

B.      God Warns Of A Time Of Faithlessness For The People Of God (13b) "...let thy companies deliver thee;..."

C.       God Warns Of A Time Of Futility For The People Of God (13c-13d)

 

1.      We See The Result Of Trusting In The Flesh
(13c) "...but the wind shall carry them all away;..."

2.      We See The Reason For Trusting In The Flesh
(13d) "...vanity shall take them:..."

3.      We See The Rescue From Trusting In The Flesh
(13e-13f)

a.       Note The Person (13e) "...but he..."

b.       Note The Practice (13f) "...that putteth his trust in me..."

c. Note The Promises (13g-13h)

 

            (1) The Possession Of The Land (13g)
"...shall possess the land,..."
(2) The Presence Of The Lord (13h)
"...and shall inherit my holy mountain;"

II.                GET RID OF OUR STUMBLINGBLOCKS (14)
[WE NEED A HOLY PREPARATION]

A.     An Initial Call To The Saints (14a)
"And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up,..."

B.       An Important Cause For The Saints (14b)
"...prepare the way,...

C.     An Imperative Command To The Saints (14c)
"...take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people."

III. GET RID OF OUR SIN (15A-15B)
[WE NEED A HOLY PLACE)

      A.      When We Understand The Person Of God (15a)
"For thus saith the High and lofty One..."

B. When We Understand The Presence Of God (15b)
"...that inhabiteth eternity,..."

C. When We Understand The Purity Of God (15c)
"...whose name is Holy;..."

D. When We Understand The Place Of God (15d)

IV. GET A RIGHT IN OUR SPIRIT (15E)
[WE NEED A HOLY PEOPLE]

A. We See God's Two Requirements For His People (15e)
"...with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit,..."

B. We See God's Two Responses To His People's Spirit (15f-15g)
1. God Will Revive The Humble (15f)
"...to revive the spirit of the humble,..."

2. God Will Revive The Heart (15g)
"...,and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

V. GET A RIGHT STANDARD (62:10)
[WE NEED A HOLY POSITION]

A. The Way Of Revival (10a)
"Go through, go through the gates;..."

B. The Work Of Revival (10b)
"...prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up
the highway; gather out the stones;..."

C. The Witness Of Revival (10c)
"...lift up a standard for the people."