Isaiah 11:1-12:1 "All Is Not Lost"
I would like to thank the pastors for this opportunity to preach the Word today. If we believe what Hebrews 4:12 tells us, that the Word of God is living and active, and is like a sword that is able to cut through our defences and pretensions and convict us deeply, then let us pray together for both Word and Spirit to bring illumination, instruction and invigoration into our lives today. Pray Recap: a string of judgements, and a bleak outlook, yet at the end of chapter 10 there is promise of relief for God’s remnant people, and this theme is then continued in chapter 11. In our scripture passage today you will see a lot of contrasts, a lot of opposites, and I want us to pay careful attention to these words because if we dig deep enough we will begin to uncover meaning that would have escaped us with only a casual glance, meaning that the Holy Spirit would reveal to us in order to make us better disciples as doers of the Word. Chapter 11 begins with some...