THE TONGUE OF A DISCIPLE
Isaiah 50:4 (NASB 1995) The Lord God has given me the tongue of disciples, that I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens me morning by morning; He awakens my ear to listen as a disciple.
First, notice it says “disciples,” which means one who is taught, also one who is trained. I think it is more than just giving someone a scripture, even if that scripture applies to the problem they are having that makes them weary. The verse then says, “that I may know how.” How to do what? Not just that I give them a Word from the Word, but that I know how to deliver it to them. They are weary. That means they have been and are going through something that is draining them. They might be ready to give up, surrender to the circumstances, or even the devil himself. These may be people who have never heard the Word of God or even those know the Word for themselves but have grown weary. It seems to me, the emphasis of this verse is on knowing how to deliver the Word to that particular weary person. How does this happen?
The Lord wants to wake you every morning with a Word from the Word. Sometimes the Word is just for you. I am excited right now. When is the last time the Lord woke you up with a Word or a particular scripture that the Holy Ghost ministered to you. Let’s all ask right now for Him to wake us morning by morning with a Word from the Lord. I didn’t say a prophecy, but a Word from the Word. Did you believe you received? Then, there will be times that Word will be given to you and then, should be delivered through you. I don’t think this is just you and I going to the Word of God and getting it to say something. It is more like a Rhema Word that He wants to minister to us and then, through us. I am listening to Him as a trained one and when I hear Him, I know what to do with what has been given to me. If we all start doing this, what an impact we could make in own lives, our family, our friends, our co-workers, and just about anyone else we might run into during the day. Then, we will go to sleep and wake up and do it all over again, and again, and again!