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The Short Bed and the Narrow Blanket

TEXTIsa. 28:11-22

INTRODUCTION:

A.      SEE MARGINAL NOTES FOR BACKGROUND.

          1.       Their reliance on Egypt instead of God their downfall.

          2.       Like an inadequate bed, they made it, now must use it.

B.      PARALLEL - THE REJECTION OF JESUS FOR AN EARTHLY KINGDOM.

C.      PARALLEL - THOSE WHO RELY ON EGYPT TODAY.

I.      SOME HAVE MADE LIES AND FALSEHOOD THEIR BED:

A.      THE ATHEIST( Psa. 53:1 ).  Disregards the testimony( Rom.1:20;  Psa.19:1-4 ).

B.      THE EVOLUTIONIST.

          1.       He contradicts the Bible( Gen. 1:1 ).

          2.       He contradicts his own science.

          3.       He is constantly forced to change his story.

C.      THE CULTIST - JWs & MORMONS.

          1.       Jesus is an adequate foundation( 1 Cor. 3:11 ).

          2.       The Bible is sufficient( 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).

          3.       The Bible is understandable( Eph. 3:3-4 ).

D.  THE DENOMINATIONALIST.

          1.       Disobeys the one he calls Lord( John 17:20-21;  1 Cor. 1:10;  Eph. 4:4 ).

          2.       Who is at fault?( 1 Cor. 4:6-7;  2 John 9 ).

E.  THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE NOT IN THEIR RELIGION.

          1.       Spirit and in truth( John 4:24 ).

          2.       Can we make our own rules( Mat. 15:7-9 ).

F.  THOSE WHO TRUST IN THIS WORLD.

          1.       Where is the Christian to focus his life?( Mat. 6:33; Col. 3:1-3 ).

          2.       But what if we are mindful of riches( 1 Tim. 6:9-10 ).

II.     WHAT IS IN STORE FOR SUCH?

A.      GOD SENT ISRAEL THE ASSYRIAN SCOURGE.

B.      THERE IS A SCOURGE TODAY FOR THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN THE

          WRONG THING( 2 Pet. 3:4-7 ).

C.      GOD PLEADS WITH US( 2 Pet. 3:8-9 ).

D.      THERE IS SO LITTLE TIME( 2 Pet. 3:10 ).

III.    WHERE CAN THE GODLY FIND REFUGE?( Isa. 28:16 ).

A.      THE JEWS REFUGE WAS GOD.

B.      JESUS IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR GENERATION

          ( Acts 4:11-12;  1 Pet. 2:6-8 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.      WE DARE NOT MAKE LIES OUR REFUGE - OUR BED WILL FURNISH NO

          REAL REST.!!

B.      JESUS IS THE COVERING( 1 John 2:2;  4:9-10 ).