December 11, 2013, Reading

Isaiah    40: 25-31

40:25 “And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says the Holy One.

40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.

40:27 Why do you say this, O Jacob, and why do you speak this way, O Israel? “My way has been hidden from the Lord, and my judgment escaped notice by my God.”

40:28 Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.

40:29 It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.

40:30 Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.

40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.