"The Lord GOD has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is weary.—Isaiah 50:4
The two cross reference verses for the above are Exodus 4:11-12 and Matthew 11:28. Once you look those up the heart of our God jumps off the page.
So the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.—Exodus 4:11-12
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."—Matthew 11:28-30
Beloved…we serve a God who is compassionate! Our Most High, omnipotent, omnipresent, sovereign and majestic God condescends. He stoops to help us. His purpose for coming into the world was to to speak words of comfort to the helpless, weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.—John 3:16-17
A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench;—Isaiah 42:3
1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
Because the LORD has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."—Isaiah 61
Father…When people look at me, I want them to see Jesus. As I look to You, depend on You and spend time with You, transform me from the inside out into the image of Your Son. Help me to listen to You morning by morning. Teach my tongue to speak Your grace and comfort to the weary and heavy laden whom You have sovereignly placed in my life. Pour out Your grace on my lips. Work this beautiful work in my heart.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
And establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.—Psalm 90:17
