In our troubles and difficulties, perhaps the most important thing to remember is that we must listen to the Lord. The Lord is the true and living God who speaks. He is the One who has spoken to His people in His Word, and His Word is not only truth, it is life. We are tempted to look to ourselves and to find our own solutions when we would be better served to obey the voice of the Lord. Isaiah brings us the third of the Servant Songs in chapter 50, in which he contrasts the people of God who will not listen with the Servant, who is awakened daily to listen and learn. He then tells us that the only way to find comfort is to listen to the Lord. We are called to “Hear the Servant” (Isaiah 50:1-51:23).