I. EXORDIUM:
Are you blind?
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To enumerate the things GOD HAD DONE for us, we don't know it because we are blind that is led by our Shepherd, the LORD as our Shepherd will never leave nor forsake us.
IV. TEXT:
Isaiah 42:16 (Amplified Bible)
42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness into light before them and make uneven places into a plain. These things I have determined to do [for them]; and I will not leave them forsaken.
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are always determined to lead me in the way that I don't know, to lead me in paths unknown to me, to make darkness into light for me and to make uneven places into plain for me. Where ever You lead I will follow, lead me in the Way Everlasting.
VI. TITLE:
What will GOD do to the blind?
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Author: Isaiah, the prophet
B. Date written: 740-680 b.c.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
C. Purpose: To reveal that salvation, physical and spiritual, is of the Lord.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines
D. To whom written: Nation of Judah
E. Key word: Salvation. Isaiah means "Salvation of Jehovah"
VIII. MAIN BODY:
A. What will GOD do to the blind?
"And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness into light before them and make uneven places into a plain."
Who are the blind referred to this passage?
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not,.... The Targum interprets this of the people of Israel, thus, [John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible]
But in a more personal way, every believer is a blind sheep for we are the Israel of GOD.
John 9:39-41 (Amplified Bible)
9:39 Then Jesus said, I came into this world for judgement [as a Separator, in order that there may be separation between those who believe on Me and those who reject Me], to make the sightless see and to make those who see become blind.
9:40 Some Pharisees who were near, hearing this remark, said to Him, Are we also blind?
9:41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but because you now claim to have sight, your sin remains. [If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but because you insist, We do see clearly, you are unable to escape your guilt.]
People in JESUS's days like the Pharisees were self-righteous because they think they're good enough because they follow the Law, but in their blindness, they never saw JESUS who has come to take the sins of the world, and believe, accept and serve JESUS for their salvation but they rely on "walking canes" for the blind like the Law to save them, but they don't rely on the One - the LORD JESUS CHRIST that will lead them by the hand directly to GOD.
Galatians 6:16 (Amplified Bible)
6:16 Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule [who discipline themselves and regulate their lives by this principle], even upon the [true] Israel of God!
"And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness into light before them and make uneven places into a plain."
GOD will do this for the blind and many more:
1. GOD will bring the blind by a way they don't know. The way ofcourse is the WAY HIMSELF - the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Yes, Israel knows the Law but they don't know and accept the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
John 14:6 (Amplified Bible)
14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.
Fear of the unknown, I don't want that, what I want is even if I don't know the way or the steps that will happen in our lives as a family, I fully trust and depend on the LORD to lead me, for He knows the way, He is The Way, He has no personal agenda on me, but all for my benefit and enjoyment in this life.
Jeremiah 29:11 (Amplified Bible)
29:11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
2. GOD will lead the blind in paths they have not known.
Proverbs 10:29 (Amplified Bible)
10:29 The way of the Lord is strength and a stronghold to the upright, but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 13:13 (Amplified Bible)
13:13 Whoever despises the word and counsel [of God] brings destruction upon himself, but he who [reverently] fears and respects the commandment [of God] is rewarded.
Proverbs 16:25 (Amplified Bible)
16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.
Psalms 139:10 (Amplified Bible)
139:10 Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
It's so warm and generous for the HOLY SPIRIT to lead me by the hand. I want to be led by the HOLY SPIRIT every moment of my life rather than be led by (a) love of money, (b) idolatries, (c) love of career, (d) love for another person, etc. That's why I do my devotions every 4 in the morning and does it again before we sleep.
3. GOD will make darkness into light for the blind.
Psalms 18:28 (Amplified Bible)
18:28 For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; the Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Psalms 112:4 (Amplified Bible)
112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright, gracious, compassionate, and just [who are in right standing with God].
Of course, enough to say that the wicked without GOD lives in total darkness that can be felt, but as for us yes, we live in total light because we are the light of this world, but if we are in darkness, even that darkness will be turned into light.
My testimony before I got born again is I practice witchcraft and I was in total darkness but Light came to me in that day of June 15, 1984 and I was changed instantly and renounce all those evil practices. As I say, other people live ruined lives but I lived in total darkness, what can beat that? JESUS is my Light and in Him there's no darkness.
1 John 1:5 (Amplified Bible)
1:5 And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way].
4. GOD will make uneven places into a plain for the blind.
Isaiah 40:4 (Amplified Bible)
40:4 Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.
Proverbs 8:9 (Amplified Bible)
8:9 They are all plain to him who understands [and opens his heart], and right to those who find knowledge [and live by it].
Proverbs 11:5 (Amplified Bible)
11:5 The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify and make plain their way and keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness.
Remember there's a bible verse that it's hard for you to understand, uneven places, but GOD will make it plain to you. You will live GOD's WORDS before you even read them, that happened to me, it will happen to you too.
B. GOD will not leave nor forsake the blind.
"These things I have determined to do [for them]; and I will not leave them forsaken."
Romans 8:29-31 (Amplified Bible)
8:29 For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand], He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness], that He might become the firstborn among many brethren.
8:30 And those whom He thus foreordained, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified (acquitted, made righteous, putting them into right standing with Himself). And those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity and condition or state of being].
8:31 What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]
Psalms 94:14 (Amplified Bible)
94:14 For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people, neither will He abandon His heritage.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (Amplified Bible)
2:13 But we, brethren beloved by the Lord, ought and are obligated [as those who are in debt] to give thanks always to God for you, because God chose you from the beginning as His firstfruits (first converts) for salvation through the sanctifying work of the [Holy] Spirit and [your] belief in (adherence to, trust in, and reliance on) the Truth.
2:14 [It was] to this end that He called you through our Gospel, so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
1 Peter 1:3-5 (Amplified Bible)
1:3 Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)! By His boundless mercy we have been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1:4 [Born anew] into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay [imperishable], unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
1:5 Who are being guarded (garrisoned) by God’s power through [your] faith [till you fully inherit that final] salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
Hebrews 13:5 (Amplified Bible)
13:5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]
As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. We can see before the LORD came into our lives but now we are blind and needed the LORD very desperately to lead us by the hand. Where ever the LORD leads, we will follow.
IX. CONCLUSION:
"And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness into light before them and make uneven places into a plain."
Psalms 139:24 (Amplified Bible)
139:24 And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are always determined to lead me in the way that I don't know, to lead me in paths unknown to me, to make darkness into light for me and to make uneven places into plain for me. Where ever You lead I will follow, lead me in the Way Everlasting.
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