Isaiah 26:8 Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name… (with ver. 9): — I. THERE IS, IN THE PEOPLE OF GOD, A PRINCIPLE OF COMMUNION WITH GOD. 1. This is where their spiritual life begins. 2. This is where the life of the real Christian grows. 3. It becomes to the believer the tenor of his life to please God. 4. This principle of communion with God becomes the very flower of our lives. 5. This is the hunger and thirst of the Christian. 6. This proves that there has been a Divine renewal wrought in us. 7. This proves your sonship. 8. This proves your holiness, too, in a measure, for like will to like. 9. This proves your heavenliness, too, for that same desire which draws you to God is drawing you to Heaven. II. THIS PRINCIPLE DISPLAYS ITSELF AND WORKS IN VARIOUS WAYS. "Yea, in the way of Thy judgments," etc. We are longing for God, and it is dark and cloudy. What shall we do then? 1. Why, wait for Him. Sometimes, the way of God's judgments may mean the appointed way, the regular way. Whenever thou hast a great trouble, expect a great mercy. 2. This communion leads to desiring. The desire of our soul, etc. 3. Your desire is to remember the Lord. "And to the remembrance of Thee." I wish that I had a memory that was so narrow that it could only hold the things of God. 4. This principle of communion shows itself in a personal yearning. The eighth verse is in the plural, the ninth in the singular. 5. This principle of communion takes one other form, that of personal seeking. "Yea, with my spirit within me," etc. III. THE LORD TAKES PLEASURE IN THIS COMMUNION WITH HIS PEOPLE (ver. 20). ( C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. |
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