I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
The chapter setting addresses those who have received God's truth yet refuse His warnings, hinder His work, and reject the messages of the Spirit. Even amid that refusal, God continues His work of redemption for the glory of His name, so that those who repent can become witnesses to His truth and grace. The declaration means that God Himself speaks, calls the one He has chosen, brings him forward, and makes his way prosperous under divine direction. For God's messengers, it presents their mission as appointed and directed by God. For publishing institutions, it teaches that prosperity comes from God through Christ and depends on humility, meekness, wholehearted obedience, and devotion to Him.
It is part of the message of Isaiah 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52, which are to be carefully read and studied with prayer for willingness to do His bidding. It belongs also with Isaiah 48, 51, 52, 58, and 60 as chapters that should stir souls and be kept in mind. The present work it points to is a united and determined effort to proclaim the message throughout the world, with decided work in the cities without delay. An increase of workers is to meet the demands of the cities, and means are to be brought in to carry forward soul-saving. Lay members who have means are to help without delay, with reconsecration and harmony with the Lord God and with Christ His only begotten Son, girding on the armor, and turning from commercial enterprises to put means into the Lord's work.
It calls to seek the Lord and to do the works essential to be done now, with the commandments of God as the great subject. So lived and proclaimed, this obedience gives enemies no opportunity for questioning doubts about the work God is doing through the testimonies.
The chapter setting addresses those who have received God's truth yet refuse His warnings, hinder His work, and reject the messages of the Spirit. Even amid that refusal, God continues His work of redemption for the glory of His name, so that those who repent can become witnesses to His truth and grace. The declaration means that God Himself speaks, calls the one He has chosen, brings him forward, and makes his way prosperous under divine direction. For God's messengers, it presents their mission as appointed and directed by God. For publishing institutions, it teaches that prosperity comes from God through Christ and depends on humility, meekness, wholehearted obedience, and devotion to Him.
It is part of the message of Isaiah 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52, which are to be carefully read and studied with prayer for willingness to do His bidding. It belongs also with Isaiah 48, 51, 52, 58, and 60 as chapters that should stir souls and be kept in mind. The present work it points to is a united and determined effort to proclaim the message throughout the world, with decided work in the cities without delay. An increase of workers is to meet the demands of the cities, and means are to be brought in to carry forward soul-saving. Lay members who have means are to help without delay, with reconsecration and harmony with the Lord God and with Christ His only begotten Son, girding on the armor, and turning from commercial enterprises to put means into the Lord's work.
It calls to seek the Lord and to do the works essential to be done now, with the commandments of God as the great subject. So lived and proclaimed, this obedience gives enemies no opportunity for questioning doubts about the work God is doing through the testimonies.