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Isaiah 40:31 “but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Waiting is hard for most of us. History is full of stories of those who couldn’t…

Isaiah 40:24 “Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.” Princes and rulers on this earth seem to have power, but the power is fleeting. Over and…

Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” We received a beautiful lily in a white pot this past Easter. We watched it slowly open as the sunlight reached it on the breakfast table. Within a week, all of the stems…

37:28 “I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.” This is a somber thought. Hezekiah happened to be a man who heard a lot of somber thoughts directed his way. Some from his enemy, the Assyrian king, and some from Isaiah,…

35:5-10 “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and ears of the deaf unstopped;…” Even in the midst of doom and destruction, the prophet sees redemption ahead. All is not lost because of the glory of God. There will be salvation, and the salvation will be marvelous. Sin…

Isaiah 31:1 “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!” This verse and the remainder…

Isaiah 30:18 “Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” What an awesome revelation. What a marvelous announcement. What a splendid statement about…

Isaiah 29:13, 14 “And the Lord said: ‘Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people,…

Isaiah 28:16 “therefore thus says the LORD God, ‘Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: Whoever believes will not be in haste.” This cornerstone is no doubt the same one the psalmist…

Isaiah 25:1 “O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” One thing produces another, and in this case, the prophet states the reason he intends to exalt and praise Jehovah…