The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 40:29-31
Isaiah 40:29-31He giveth power to the faintThe Divine HelperI.OUR SPIRITUAL CONDITION IS INTIMATELY KNOWN TO THE DIVINE FATHER. He knows the strong and the faint alike. As a wise Shepherd, He is acquainted with the state of His entire flock. 1. There is our inherent antagonism to evangelical truth. Man is prone to self-leaning. When we leave the Cross we faint; while we glory in its Sufferer we are armed with irresistible might! 2. There is the seductive influence of worldly association. 3.... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 40:28-31
Isaiah 40:28-31The Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not.The unwearied God and wearied menFor nations and for individuals in view of political disasters or of private sorrows, the only holdfast to which cheerful hope may cling, is the old conviction, “The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” I. ISAIAH’S APPEAL TO THE FAMILIAR THOUGHT OF AN UNCHANGEABLE GOD, AS THE ANTIDOTE TO ALL DESPONDENCY, AND THE FOUNDATION OF ALL HOPE. “Hast thou not known; hast thou not heard, that the... read more