Isaiah 5-9 / John 3-4

Chapter 5 describes a vine yard planted and maintained by God,who finds that the vine produces wild grapes. John 3 describes two accounts about eternal life. The first account concerns the man Nicodemus  who Jesus informs that he must be born again. The second account is John the baptist telling the doubters that Jesus is God and therefore Spiritual and must be discovered by Spirit.
The same is true of the vine yard described in Isaiah, for us to live in the vine yard and bear good fruit we must become Spiritual and abide in God. So often we confess our sin and carry on living the same way as before.


In Chapter Isaiah 7:14 God gives the promise of a child, Immanuel, God with us. In the midst of such turmoil and distress God speaks and calls those who hear to himself and at the same time destroys those who resist.
Chapter 9 sees another declaration Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, this child is God in man, who calls people to himself.
John 4 bears this out as Jesus reveals himself to a woman of ill repute, who he asks a drink.This simple question starts a conversation that concludes with Jesus the God man, the child promised in Isaiah, saying to this woman in John 4:10 if you knew the gift and who is asking you would have asked Him and He would give you living water. Here is the truth, Jesus is bringing people to Himself in order to set them free.
In the midst of distress and utter hopelessness, God is with us. For unto us a child is born.