1. Things are Not as They Appear Summary and Applications of Isaiah Selected Scriptures

2. Summary and Applications of Isaiah Selected Scriptures This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Isaiah 30:15

3. Summary and Applications of Isaiah Selected Scriptures 1. Remember: God is on the Throne “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” Isaiah 6:3

4. Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales;... Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing. He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Isaiah 40:15, 17, 22, 26

5. 1.Remember: God is on the Throne “so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.” Isaiah 6:13

6. Summary and Applications of Isaiah Selected Scriptures 2.Expect Disorientation Repeatedly Three Repeated Movements of the Spiritual Life Orientation (secure, location) Disorientation (painful, dislocation) Reorientation (secure, relocation)

7. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; Isaiah 43:2-3

8. 3. Waiting Patiently for the Lord is the Foundation of the Spiritual Life This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. Isaiah 30:15

9. But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Isaiah 49:16

10. 4. God Invites You to Join Him in Transforming the World They will rebuild the ancient ruins And restore the places long devastated; They will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations Isaiah 61:4

11. 5. Loving Your Enemy is at the Core of the Christian Life Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. Isaiah 58:4

12. Daily Office – Pausing to be with God Elements: 1. Stillness, Centering and Silence 2. Scripture 3. Devotional Reading 4. Question to Consider 5. Prayer 6. Silence and Centering

13. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:30-31