Isaiah 40
This is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. One of the comfort verses I run to in times of trouble.
It talks about having a high view of God. My favorite line is:
"Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth!"
-haha may pagkasarcastic pa eh! =P "...di mo ba alam???"
That's one of the things I love about the Bible. It's super honest and more contemporary than we give it credit for. Compared to the BIble, C.S. Lewis and JRR Tolkien sound ancient!
Hehe, so here it is, enjoy the verse and allow the words to sweep over you and comfort you. For we have a BIG God who is in control of EVERYTHING!
Isaiah 40:12-14,17-18,25-31
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in the balance?
Who has understood the mind of the Lord,
or instructed him as his counselor?
Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him knowledge
or showed him the path of understanding?
Before him all nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
To whom, then, will you compare God?
What image will you compare him to?
"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?"
says the Holy One.
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God"?
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
It talks about having a high view of God. My favorite line is:
"Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth!"
-haha may pagkasarcastic pa eh! =P "...di mo ba alam???"
That's one of the things I love about the Bible. It's super honest and more contemporary than we give it credit for. Compared to the BIble, C.S. Lewis and JRR Tolkien sound ancient!
Hehe, so here it is, enjoy the verse and allow the words to sweep over you and comfort you. For we have a BIG God who is in control of EVERYTHING!
Isaiah 40:12-14,17-18,25-31
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in the balance?
Who has understood the mind of the Lord,
or instructed him as his counselor?
Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him knowledge
or showed him the path of understanding?
Before him all nations are as nothing;
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.
To whom, then, will you compare God?
What image will you compare him to?
"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?"
says the Holy One.
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God"?
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
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