Isaiah 40

Where it is preached

1. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

   His labors for nearly a year among the Indians at Kaunaumeek—temporal deprivations and sufferings—establishes a school—confession offered to the faculty of Yale College—days of fasting—methods of instructing the Indians—visit to New-Jersey and Connecticut—commencement of labor among the Indians at t cites Isa. 40:1

   …much perplexed some part of the day; but toward night had some comfortable meditations on Isa. 40:1. “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God,” and enjoyed some sweetness in prayer…

2. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

   The Ploughman cites Isaiah 40:1

   …e is your peace, not your distress. He says, “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God” (Isaiah 40:1, ESV). And again, “I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like…

3. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

   Tenderness required in ministers toward young beginners cites Isa. xl. 1

   …omfort for the hidden remnant of faithful people. God hath comfort, Comfort ye my people, Isa. xl. 1, as well as lift up thy voice as a trumpet, Isa. lviii. 1. And here likewise there needs …

4. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

   Frost and Thaw cites Isaiah 40:2

   …2 (ESV) God sends his word, saying, “Your warfare is ended, your iniquity is pardoned.” — Isaiah 40:2 (ESV) When that blessed, cheering word comes with power to the soul, and the sweet breath…

5. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

   A Word to Preachers cites Isa. xl. 2

   …od He has shed for the souls He confides to your care. “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem” (Isa. xl. 2, marg.) O dispensers of His grace, preachers of His Word, ministers of sacraments! establ…

6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   The Signs of the Times cites Isa. 40:3

   …gn could be clearer to those that impartially considered the words of the prophet Isaiah (Isa. 40:3:) “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make h…

7. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

   December cites Isaiah 40:5

   …ember 24 “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” (Isaiah 40:5) We anticipate the happy day when the whole world shall be converted to Christ; when the …

8. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

   The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit cites Isaiah 40:8

   …n you. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever” (Isaiah 40:8, ESV). You must experience the pruning and cutting of the Spirit before you can enjoy the…

9. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

   Pandita Ramabai — The Scholar Who Gave Everything for India’s Daughters cites Isaiah 40:8

   …ared: “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures for ever” (Isaiah 40:8, NIV). The enduring Word, in the language of India’s most spoken literary tongue, was her…

10. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Isaiah 40:8

    …sions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” Isaiah 40:8 — “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures for ever.” Phi…

11. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    In the Hay - Field cites Isaiah 40:8

    …find, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever” — Isaiah 40:8 (ESV), and the words Jesus speaks are “spirit and life” — John 6:63 (ESV). “Here is spiri…

12. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites Isa. xl. 8

    …let Christ govern you.—Alex. McLaren. October 16 The word of our God shall stand forever. Isa. xl. 8. The Word of God is the water of life; the more ye lave it forth, the fresher it runneth.…

13. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites Isaiah 40:9

    …btained. Happy soul to be thus privileged! June 25 “Get thee up into the high mountain.” (Isaiah 40:9) Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you a…

14. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Isaiah 40:9

    …unbelief? Rise, for the Lord is risen. November 23 “Get thee up into the high mountain.” (Isaiah 40:9) Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the …

15. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Introduction: The Weight and the Glory of the Pastoral Calling cites Isaiah 40:11

    … in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young” (Isaiah 40:11, NIV). Before He gave the church its human under-shepherds, God established His own sheph…

16. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Lord Our Dwelling Place cites Isaiah 40:11

    … like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom” (Isaiah 40:11). “The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deut…

17. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites Isaiah 40:11

    …ons are from the New International Version (NIV) unless otherwise indicated. Introduction Isaiah 40:11 — “He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them …

18. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Seventh Stage cites Isa. 40:11

    …s arm, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that were with young. Heb. 5:2; Isa. 40:11. Now, to the care of this man Christiana admonished her four daughters to commit their li…

19. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    May cites Isaiah 40:11

    …nal minds. May 14 “He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom.” (Isaiah 40:11) Who is he of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is the Good Shepherd. Why doth he c…

20. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites Isaiah 40:11

    …he fountain of life with eagerness. October 17 “He shall gather the lambs with his arm.” (Isaiah 40:11) Our good Shepherd has in his flock a variety of experiences, some are strong in the Lord…

21. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Nothing can certainly be determined concerning the nature of the affections, by this, that comforts and joys seem to follow awakenings and convictions of conscience, in a certain order cites Isa. 40:13

    …he hearts of men, which are the highest and chief of his works. And therefore it is said, Isa. 40:13, "Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counselor hath taught him?" It i…

22. Freedom of the Will · Jonathan Edwards

    Section VII. Concerning the Necessity of the Divine Will cites Isaiah 40:14

    …reme, perfect, underived, self-sufficient, and independent; so that it may be said, as in Isaiah 40:14, ' With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgm…

23. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Loaded Wagon cites Isaiah 40:15

    …reation is any burden to the Most High. "He takes up the isles like a very little thing" (Isaiah 40:15). Neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, nor all the mighty orbs created by his po…

24. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Isa. 40:17

    …he saying of the wise, “All that cometh is vanity.” Eccl. 11:8; see also 1:2-14; 2:11-17; Isa. 40:17. This fair is no new-erected business but a thing of ancient standing. I will show you th…

25. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Isa 40: 18

    …nger; not the soul even, being a spirit, much less God. ‘To whom then will ye liken God?’ Isa 40: 18. The Papists say they worship God by the image; which is a great absurdity, for if it be …

26. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Act faith on Christ for the killing of thy sin cites Isa. xl. 27–31

    … with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint,’ Isa. xl. 27–31. He can make the ‘dry, parched ground of my soul to become a pool, and my thirsty, barren…

27. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    Jesus Christ a Real Man cites Isa. 40:28

    …the well: and it was about the sixth hour." But God is never weary. We read explicitly in Isa. 40:28 "Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the creator of t…

28. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Isa. 40:28

    … back in Gen. 21:33 that Abraham called "On the name of Jehovah, the everlasting God." In Isa. 40:28 we read this description of Jehovah: "Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard? The everl…

29. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    Introduction cites Isa. 40:31

    …gment.—Isa. 26:8, 9. . . 93 20. Who Waits on Us.—Isa. 30:18. . . 97 21. The Almighty One.—Isa. 40:31. . . 101 22. Its Certainty of Blessing.—Isa. 49:23. . . 105 23. For Un-looked for Things.…

30. Divine Healing · Andrew Murray

    The Lord for the Body cites Isa. 40:31

    … experienced that the promise, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isa. 40:31), touches the body, and that the Holy Spirit increases the physical strength. But it is e…

31. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Corrie ten Boom — Prayer in the Shadow of the Death Camp cites Isaiah 40:31

    …on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:31, NIV). She had found this proved in the worst place on earth. She spent thirty-five years…

32. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites Isaiah 40:31

    …tion, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Isaiah 40:31 — “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like…

33. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Sealed and Seated cites Isaiah 40:31

    … closeness of fellowship. (John 15:7-11) I would suggest that this is also the meaning of Isaiah 40:31, where the Hebrew word qavah (translated as ‘wait’ in the KJV) has the root meaning of be…

34. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    The Almighty One cites Isa. 40: 31

    …unt up with eagle wings; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.'—Isa. 40: 31. WAITING always partakes of the character of our thoughts of the one on whom we wait. Our…

35. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites Isaiah 40:31

    … with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31, ASV). Waiting does not mean laziness. It means refusing to substitute activity for guida…

36. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Isaiah 40:31

    …matically God's present command. “They that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31, ASV). Waiting is not procrastination. It is refusal to substitute activity for guidance.…

37. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Isaiah 40:31

    … Scriptures to revisit John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflection 1. Who has permission to correct you without ri…

38. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    January cites Isa. xl. 31

    …p with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.—Isa. xl. 31. This, my soul, is the triumph of thy being—to be able to walk with God! Flight belongs t…

39. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    March cites Isa. xl. 31

    …th wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint. Isa. xl. 31. The eagle that soars in the upper air does not worry itself as to how it is to cross riv…

40. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites Isa. xl. 31

    …E. Funk. April 22 They that wait upon the Lord shall . . . mount up with wings as eagles. Isa. xl. 31. All creatures that have wings can escape from every snare that is set for them, if only …

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