“Hello Family! This month’s message God’s word is timely, in season no matter when the Word is given. This message is no different. So true for today, this message seems to be foreshadowing the rising climax of what we see running rampant today in our children and in the world and how we must allow God to rise up in us and stand against those things. This message is full of the wisdom of God. We pray this message ministers to you. Share this with all you know. God bless you!
“Let Us Hear”
Isaiah 50:2. “Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.
3. I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
4. 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.
6. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7. For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8. [He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9. Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that] shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10. Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
11. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass [yourselves] about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.”
The description here is of Jesus and when He came and there was no man doing God’s will. When He called there was no answer so He sent His right arm, Jesus, to bring redemption to us. Jesus says, “And the Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned that I should learn how to speak the word in season to him that is weary. He wakenth morning by morning, he wakenth mine ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God opened mine ear, and I wasn’t rebellious, neither turned away back.”
I feel God is speaking to us and we have said it over and over, “He that hath ears to hear let Him hear.” Why is it that people literally close their ears? Jesus said, “I didn’t do that, I heard and obeyed.” He wasn’t rebellious and he didn’t turn back, He faced it and went through it for us. He was spit upon and they pulled the hair out of His face and called Him all kinds of names and beat him.
Children are very precious to God; but the devil comes everyday to try to destroy them. There’s a heavy battle in the lives of children today; take time to pray over them, because the devil is trying to snatch them. One thing God requires of us is to be vigilant and honest and watch; I’ve said it every day as long as we have had a training center. Be observant, watch and observe for God has made us watchman; but the devil wants to destroy their bodies, and fill their minds with filth. We are responsible before God to prevent it and to stand in the midst of it and refuse to let the devil take an inch.
He can send us anywhere in the world and we will be obedient to the Holy Ghost. We will be able to speak His words and do what he wants us to do. We’re not going to learn it by being a half-way Christian. We are going to get our lives changed and we going to go the way God wants us to go; because God has invested too much in us for us to do otherwise.
Isaiah 50:5. “The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.”
Let’s start getting our ears unplugged and hear what the Lord is saying. These are serious days and if we are going to be willing to help others, we have to first let God help us. If we don’t have ears to hear we aren’t going anywhere. Jesus said He had ears to hear and the cry He made constantly, wherever He went, was “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” If we don’t have open ears we won’t hear what God has to say to us. Jesus went through it all for us that we might not be rebellious; but we would have a heart to receive and obey. He paid that price for you and me. We need “the ear of the learned that we might be able to speak to the weary.”
Isaiah 50:4. “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.”
He learned it from God and received opened ears so that He could obey Him. He is training us by His spirit so that, whatever the need is, we can go by the Spirit of the Lord and He will meet that need. I’ll read it again: “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.” Isaiah 28 says, “He gave a refreshing rest to the weary.” The weary need somebody to give them a word. God has called us to help the weary, but we have to hear the Lord and obey. I want to read that verse again. “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.” We learn to flow by the Spirit of the Lord if we have an ear to hear and allow Him to speak to us. Then He will give us the tongue of the learned that we may cause the weary to rest and to speak a word in due season for those that need it.
We are lagging behind, we need to get up and move forward. Jesus didn’t go backward He went forward. We need to go forward and hear what God is saying and let the Lord give us the tongue of the learned. Jesus never failed in anything.
2. “Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for thirst.
3. I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.”
The same Jesus gave us authority to go and do likewise by the power in Jesus name, the power in His word and in His blood. This same Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world and preach this gospel of the kingdom to all nations and to all people.” We have to receive it first and have an ear to hear and a heart to obey. God can give it to you if you have an ear that wants to hear and a will to receive and obey it.
God sent His only begotten Son to this world to each and every one of us. Even though He gave His gift it will do us no good unless we receive it, unless we allow Christ to change our lives and give us an ear to hear and a will to do what He says. Unless we become a receiver of God’s gift, and receive God into our lives and allow Him to make us as He is, it won’t do us any good. If we don’t become a receiver, God can’t give us any blessings; because He gave us the greatest blessing He could: His son.
We need to receive Him and freely give Him to others. If we don’t freely give Him to others God’s blessings won’t freely come back to us. We can be a giver only if God gives to us. If we withhold from others what God has given us, then God withholds from us and can’t bless us with His blessings. The reason He blesses us is because we allow Him to flow through us to bless others. If we refuse His blessings God can’t do anything for us.
People wonder why they are the way they are and wonder why they don’t receive from Him. Unless we receive Him personally and allow Him to change us, we can’t receive His blessings. We must receive Christ in order to receive God’s blessings. We must give Christ to others in order for the blessings to return to us. He said, “Cast your bread upon the waters and it will return to you after many days.” We need to shake ourselves and see if our ears are full of wax.
Let’s hear what the Lord is saying! We need to be on guard with these precious children that God has given us charge of; because God will hold us responsible for our laxness and unconcern. These are very serious days, God is training a people to do exploits and do battle against the enemy. We have to be strong in Him and do what He wants us to do.
7. “For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8. [He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9. Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that] shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10. Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.”
That’s the word of the Lord to us. I believe God is moving through intercession to meet the needs of the world. If adults can’t do He’ll raise up the children to do it. They don’t have junk in them that we do; it causes us to hold back. They will obey the Lord. Praise God.
Rev. Agnes I. Numer
October 10, 1990
