T HE C ANON OF A D ISCIPLE I SAIAH 55:8-12

8 “F OR M Y THOUGHTS ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS, AND YOUR WAYS ARE NOT M Y WAYS.” [T HIS IS ] THE L ORD ’ S DECLARATION. 9 “F OR AS HEAVEN IS HIGHER THAN EARTH, SO M Y WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN YOUR WAYS, AND M Y THOUGHTS THAN YOUR THOUGHTS. Isaiah 55:8-9

10 F OR JUST AS RAIN AND SNOW FALL FROM HEAVEN, AND DO NOT RETURN THERE WITHOUT SATURATING THE EARTH, AND MAKING IT GERMINATE AND SPROUT, AND PROVIDING SEED TO SOW AND FOOD TO EAT, Isaiah 55:10

11 SO M Y WORD THAT COMES FROM M Y MOUTH WILL NOT RETURN TO M E EMPTY, BUT IT WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT I PLEASE, AND WILL PROSPER IN WHAT I SEND IT [ TO DO ].” Isaiah 55:11

12 Y OU WILL INDEED GO OUT WITH JOY AND BE PEACEFULLY GUIDED ; THE MOUNTAINS AND THE HILLS WILL BREAK INTO SINGING BEFORE YOU, AND ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD WILL CLAP [ THEIR ] HANDS. Isaiah 55:12

T HE DISCIPLE FINDS G OD ’ S WAYS IN THE W ORD ( VS. 8-9) H E TRUSTS THE THOUGHTS OF G OD. H E TRUSTS THE WAYS OF G OD. H E TRUSTS THE TIMING OF G OD.

T HE DISCIPLE FINDS G OD ’ S PURPOSE IN THE W ORD ( VS ) G OD ’ S WORDS ARE NOT IN VAIN. G OD ’ S WORDS ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEY SHOULD. G OD ’ S WORDS WORK TO END H E PLEASES.

T HE DISCIPLE FINDS G OD ’ S REDEMPTION IN THE W ORD ( V. 12) I N THIS REDEMPTION IS JOY I N THIS REDEMPTION IS PEACE I N THIS REDEMPTION IS PRAISE.