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Welcome back to Part of the Mess.

I'm your host, Courtney Defeo, in this week 21.

We're going to talk all about Isaiah.

And what we learned from Isaiah is that he had an enthusiastic yes to God. But before we get into that, I want to remind you of this, just the resources that are out there for you. If you're having trouble understanding the Bible or you're hearing some of these things from me and you're like, wait, who is Isaiah? What book of the Bible was that? And I really want to remind you guys that I am not a theologian. I'm doing my best to be as accurate as I can,

but we're doing like little tidbits along the way. And there's such a bigger context. And so,

for example, the book of Isaiah is a complicated book. It's about judgment and justice. So the

Bible project is something I think if you don't know about that,

it's got the most cool videos. Go to YouTube or go to their site, Bible Project, and they will

take a book of the Bible, Isaiah, and explain, like, where does it fit in the Bible? Who was the writer?

What was the context? What was trying to be communicated? And so it's a really helpful tool. Also, Bible recap,

if you don't know about that, Terri Lee Cobble does a great job of explaining context and giving

you context for each of the books of the Bible, and she can help you guide you through the year.

Another thing is just an NIV or any book, really, any Bible study study Bible. So when I was the first kind of welcome

with the Lord again right after college, my mom gave me a study Bible, which basically has some

cliff notes at the bottom. You're reading it right below it says like, what does that mean?

What is the context for that? And so don't be embarrassed. If you're a new Christian, or even if you've

been a Christian 40 years like me, like we need help sometimes from our pastor or a mentor or these resources online to say, like, I don't really understand what was trying to be communicated here. So don't forget to just lean in and study that way. And also, if your kids don't understand something, you don't have to know all the answers. You can say, you know what? I don't know. Let's go look at that together and see what that meant. And so don't be embarrassed and be sure to lean into the resources that are available to you. So as we look at Isaiah, we're looking at Isaiah 6A, the moment that he hears the voice of the Lord. And this is what it says, Isaiah 6A, and I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, here I am, send me. This is a

verse known for Isaiah. He didn't know the details. He didn't know where God was taking him. He didn't

know what the Lord was wanting him to do, but quickly, an enthusiastic yes, Isaiah said,

Lord, here I am, send me. And so what we learn about

Isaiah through this moment is that he didn't need the details. He was willing to follow God and

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