“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none,
and their tongues are parched from thirst,
then I,
the Lord,
will answer them.
I,
the God of Israel,
will never abandon them.
I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus.
I will give them fountains of water in the valleys.
I will fill the desert with pools of water.
Rivers fed by springs will flow across the parched ground.”
Isaiah 41:17-18
Don’t be afraid,
for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand
For I hold you by your right hand—
I,
the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid.
I am here to help you.’
Isaiah 41:10, 13
“Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation from the beginning of time?
It is I,
the Lord,
the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
Isaiah 41:4
Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation has come:
The old has gone,
the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17
My old self has been crucified with Christ.
It is no longer I who live,
but Christ lives in me.
So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:28-31
“To whom will you compare me?
Who is my equal?”
asks the Holy One.
Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army,
one after another,
calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength,
not a single one is missing.
Isaiah 40:25-26
Has the Lord ever needed anyone’s advice?
Does he need instruction about what is good?
Did someone teach him what is right
or show him the path of justice?
No,
for all the nations of the world
are but a drop in the bucket.
They are nothing more
than dust on the scales.
He picks up the whole earth
as though it were a grain of sand.
Isaiah 40:14-15
Who else has held the oceans in his hand?
Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers?
Who else knows the weight of the earth
or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?
Who is able to advise the Spirit of the Lord?
Who knows enough to give him advice or teach him?
Isaiah 40:12-13
(Nova Scotia)
And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.
There will be no other dangers.
…Only the redeemed will walk on it.
Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return…
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
Isaiah 35:8-10
