![]() all of the timepieces of America are corrected. And then from that clock in the naval observatory in Washington D.C. in the naval observatory, there is a clock, there is a consummation of an exact time, and every day at high noon, at twelve o’clock at high noon, that naval observatory takes that clock and they adjust it-maybe by one millionth of a second-but they adjust it by the great concourse of the stars. ![]() All of the weights and the measurements of the United States are to conform to that standard in Washington D.C. And if a man in a grocery store comes under that standard, they can arrest him, fine him, send him to jail. And all of the measurements and weights of the United States of America are made to conform according to that standard of weight and measurement in Washington D.C. And in that bureau there is a perfect inch, and a perfect foot, and a perfect yard, and a perfect pound, and a perfect ounce, and a perfect liter, and a perfect quart, and a perfect gallon. there is a bureau of weights and standards and measurements. ![]() And this Word that I have is a copy of that eternal pattern of God in heaven. The word of God is in heaven fixed it was founded and selected before the foundation of the world. And what I have in my hands in earth is but a copy and a reflection, a thing made from a pattern of what God has before Him in heaven. In other words, God set the word and fixed the word in heaven. Or I look again in the one hundred and sixtieth verse, “Thy word is true from the beginning and every one of Thy righteous judgments endureth for ever”. Up there in glory is the word of God fixed and settled before the foundations of the earth were laid. I think a wonderful translation for it would be “is fixed it is established in heaven.” The reason I feel that is a good translation is in the same Psalm, the one hundred and nineteenth Psalm, the psalmist says, “Concerning Thy testimonies, I have known of old that Thou hast founded them forever”. In Psalm 119:89, “For ever, O Lord, Thy word nitsav in heaven.” Now how would you like to translate that? In the King James Version, it is translated “settled.” “For ever, O God, Thy word nitsav in heaven-is settled in heaven”. First: that the word of God that shall endure for ever, is a word that in eternity always was before God these holy revelations. Now, in expounding this incomparable verse, we will look at it in three ways. Then the incomparable promise of Isaiah 40:8, “The grass withereth,” that’s true, “the flower fadeth,” that’s true, “but the word of our God shall stand forever,” and that is true. Nothing that we see in the world is finally permanent even heaven and earth shall surely pass away. Its society and its culture and its structures are all dissolving. The whole world is a dissolving community. How could you plan or hope for any glorious kingdom promise such as, that the Lord is coming in the flesh and all the world will see it together. Cry it aloud.Īnd another voice said, How shall I cry such a promise as that?Īll flesh is grass, and the goodness of thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. The voice said, Repeat this glorious promise that the Lord God is coming. Against the background of despair and disillusion and the weakness of men, this is what He says: So the next section which immediately follows is an avowal how that God will do it. Well, such a promise is so unthinkable, that God would come in the flesh and visit His people and redeem them from slavery and despair. He is coming visibly to redeem and to deliver His people. Then the Lord makes, next in the chapter, an incomparable unbelievable promise that He is coming visibly and that they are to build a highway for Him and keeping with Oriental custom-or we would say in our day, rolling out a red carpet-in that day, building a highway, building a road, a causeway for the great God and Savior. And the fortieth chapter begins with that glorious comforting word, “Comfort ye, comfort ye My people”. What gave rise to it is in the fortieth chapter of Isaiah, coming to the marvelous, apocalyptic disclosure of the visitation of God among His people. This text includes the whole revelation, promise of God. The reason it is my favorite text is because apart from it we would not know God, we would not know His name, we would not know Jesus Christ, we would not know He came into the world, and we would have no assurance of our eternal salvation. Out of all of the Bible, we have come to the fortieth chapter of Isaiah, and in that chapter, verse 8 is my favorite text in the Bible. This is the pastor bringing the message entitled My Favorite Text. We welcome you who are sharing the service with us over WRR, the radio of the city of Dallas.
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