The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.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.The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
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… Jesus says press your ear to the truth Isaiah chapter 50 verse 4 says 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 he wakens me morning by morning he awakens my ear to hear as the learned that's a great great prayer to pray for your own life and those who loved religion in Jesus' day, but they didn't know God. In John chapter 8, verse 43, listen to this. Why do you not understand my speech, Jesus said, because you are not able to listen to my word. The word implies that they had their ears plugged with the world, plugged up. Can you imagine stuff hanging out of your ear? Now Lisa and I, it's kind of funny, we're going through this age of our lives where, what did you say? I didn't say anything. It's so funny. I hear her when she's not speaking. And when she's speaking, I don't hear her. …
Ministers should follow the example of Christ in his diligence and laboriousness in his work. “He went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.”Acts x. 38. So abundant was he in labours, that oftentimes he scarcely allowed himself time to eat or drink; insomuch that his friends sometimes went out to lay hold of him, saying, “He is beside himself.”Mark iii. 20, 21. That three years and a half of his public ministry was so filled with action and labour, that one of his disciples that constantly attended him, and was an eyewitness of his activity, tells us that if all that he did should be written, the world would not contain the books. Ministers should follow the example of Christ, in his readiness not only to labour, but suffer, for the salvation of souls, to spend and be spent for them. In this respect the apostle Paul imitated his Lord and Master. Philip. ii. 17. “Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.” Col. i. 24. “Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his body’s sake, which is the church.” 2 Cor. xii. 15. “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you.” Christ, in his prayers, labours, and sufferings for the souls of men, is represented as travailing in birth with them. Isa. liii. 11. “He shall see of the travail of his soul.” In like manner should ministers travail for the conversion and salvation of their hearers. They should imitate the faithfulness of Christ in his ministry, in speaking whatsoever God had commanded him, and declaring the whole counsel of God. They should imitate him in the manner of his preaching; who taught not as the scribes, but with authority, boldly, zealously, and fervently; insisting chiefly on the most important things in religion, being much in warning men of the danger of damnation, setting forth the greatness of the future misery of the ungodly; insisting not only on the outward, but also the inward and spiritual, duties of religion; being much in declaring the great provocation and danger of spiritual pride, and a self-righteous disposition; yet much insisting on the necessity and importance of inherent holiness, and the practice of piety. Behaving himself with admirable wisdom in all that he said and did in his ministry, amidst the many difficulties, enemies, and temptations he was surrounded with, wonderfully adapting his discourses to persons, seasons, and occasions. Isa. 1. 4. “The Lord hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.” …
And he says, The Lord God has given me the tongue of disciples, or the tongue of a learner, in order that or that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens me morning by morning. He awakens my ear to listen as a learner, as a discipler. He says he's given me the tongue of a learner in order that I may be a help to those who are weary. And how did I learn to be that helper? By being willing to listen as a learner. Now, you can learn how to listen to God. And I want us to look at this whole idea in three aspects. And the first is this, our ability to listen to God. Our ability to listen to God. Now, when we think about our ability, our ability to listen to God is limited. It is limited to believers only. The only way you and I can hear from God is to hear through our spirit. …