Do Not Fear

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Isaiah 44:1-8 

1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I [am] the LORD'S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel. 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God. 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any].

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) How does the Lord refer to the people He is speaking to in this passage? (v.1)
2) What does the Lord remind them of and what does He promise them? (v.2)
3) What four things will the Lord pour out and upon what will He pour them? (v.3)
4) What will happen to whatever the Lord pours upon? (v.4)
5) How will the people respond to the Lord's outpouring? (v.5)
6) What does the Lord declare about Himself? (v.6-7)
7) What does the Lord tell His people and why? (v.8)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
8) Have you recently experienced revival in your personal walk with the Lord? If so, briefly describe what happened.
9) Are you in need of revival in your spiritual life? If so, what will you do to be revived?
10) Have you ever been fearful, since committing your life to the Lord? If so, please explain one such time.

PRINCIPLES
11) The Lord is a God of restoration and revival.
12) Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is life and blessing.
13) We need never fear anyone or anything, except our Creator God.