Thus says the Lord:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
and what is the place of my rest?
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.  Isaiah 66:1-2

A. Fearing God’s Word: The Person Who Does: Isaiah 66:1-2

1. Has a humble heart: Matthew 5:1-3

1. To be poor in spirit is to know we are destitute of any spiritual abilities.

2.To be poor in spirit is to be spiritually minded.

2. Has a tender heart: Psalm 51:17, 2 Kings 22:19

3. Has a trembling heart: Ezra 9:4, 10:3, Isaiah 66:5, John 12:48

B. Fearing God’s Word: The Person of One Who Does

1. We have favor with God: The Christian life in process

a. In Justification: Eph. 2:11-16

b. In Sanctification: 2 Cor. 7:1, 1 Peter 2:1-3

c. In Glorification: Jude 24-25, Jude 3, Col. 1:21-23

2. We have ________________ with God: 2 Cor. 13:14

a. Spirit-given ______________________

1. Of the truth: John 16:13; Eph. 6:14

2. Of our Lord Jesus: 2 Corinthians 4:6

3. Of our Heavenly Father: Ephesians 1:3

b. Spirit-directed ______________________

JOHN BUNYAN, “Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God,
through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God has promised,
or according to His Word, for the good of the church, with submission in faith to the will of God.”

1. To stand in the evil day: spiritual stability: Ephesians 6:11-14

2. To persevere in the evil day: spiritual continuance: Ephesians 6:18

3. To intercede in the evil day: spiritual intercession: Ephesians 6:18-20

AUSTIN PHELPS, “We are never more like Christ than in prayers of intercession.”