The Seven “Everlastings” of Isaiah (Part 7 of 7)

Aug18

 

  •  Strength:  Isaiah 26:4  (KJV) 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
  • Judgments:  Isaiah 33:14 (KJV)14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
  • Joy:  Isaiah 35:10 (KJV) 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
  • Salvation:  Isaiah 45:17 (KJV) 17 But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
  • Kindness:  Isaiah 54:8 (KJV) 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
  • Covenant:  Isaiah 55:3 (KJV) 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
  • Light:  Isaiah 60:19 (KJV) 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

 

The sixth one of the “Everlastings” is Light….. CHRIST is that LIGHT;  HE is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD: 

 Psalm 27:1 (KJV) 27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?  Isaiah 49:6 (KJV) 6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.   Isaiah 60:19-20 (KJV) 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.  20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.  John 1:4 (KJV) 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

HIS WORD is LIGHT:  Psalm 119:105 (KJV) 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:130 (KJV) 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

We were given a chance at that LIGHT when the Jews rejected CHRIST:  Isaiah 60:3 (KJV) 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.  Isaiah 42:6 (KJV) 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Everyone is given a chance to come to HIS LIGHT:  John 1:9 (KJV) 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Through HIS LIGHT we see the LIGHT, it shines on our life and reveals our true nature, a sinner lost without GOD:  Psalm 36:9 (KJV) 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. Acts 26:18 (KJV) 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.  I Peter 2:9 (KJV) 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

 

HIS LIGHT…..

…..shines in the worse places…..  Isaiah 58:10 (KJV) 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

…..gives salvation to the soul…..  II Corinthians 4:6 (KJV) 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

…..is for those dead in trespasses and sin…..  Ephesians 5:14 (KJV)14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

is available in Spiritual Warfare….. Romans 13:12 (KJV) 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

 

Thru HIM:

…..we are the children of LIGHT…..  Ephesians 5:8 (KJV) 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

 …..we are the light of the world…..  Philippians 2:15 (KJV) 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

…..we come forth as brightness…..  Isaiah 62:1  (KJV) 62 For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

…..as a city upon a hill….. Matthew 5:14 (KJV) 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

 

All our duties as believers are preformed in HIS LIGHT:

Our worship…. II Chronicles 5:13-14 (KJV) 13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.

Our works….. John 9:4 (KJV) 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Our walk….. Ephesians 5:8 (KJV) 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Our witness….. Philippians 2:15 (KJV) 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Our watch….. I Thessalonians 5:5-6 (KJV) 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

 

HIS LIGHT is promised to the saved who are:

Obedient….. Job 22:28 (KJV) 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.  Psalm 97:11 (KJV) 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Upright….. Psalm 112:4 (KJV) 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Just….. Proverbs 4:18 (KJV) 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Benevolent….. Isaiah 58:8 (KJV) 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.