Isaiah 1:18 Isaiah 40:8 Isaiah 40:10 Whiter Than Snow God’s Word is Faithful God Will Reward "Come now, let us reason See, the Sovereign LORD comes together," says the LORD. "Though The grass withers and the flowers with power, and his arm rules for your sins are like scarlet, they shall fall, but the word of our God stands him. See, his reward is with him, be as white as snow; though they forever." and his recompense accompanies are red as crimson, they shall be him. like wool." Isaiah 40:11 Isaiah 40:12 - God Is Great! Isaiah 40:13 -14 God the Shepherd Who has measured the waters in the God is Awesome He tends his flock like a shepherd: hollow of his hand, or with the breadth Who has understood the mind of He gathers the lambs in his arms of his hand marked off the heavens? the LORD, or instructed him as his and carries them close to his heart; Who has held the dust of the earth in counselor? Whom did the LORD he gently leads those that have a basket, or weighed the mountains consult to enlighten him, and who young. on the scales and the hills in a taught him the right way? balance? Isaiah 40:15 Isaiah 40:22 Isaiah 40:23 -24 God is Greater Than Nations! Men are as Grasshoppers God Rules the Nations Surely the nations are like a drop in He sits enthroned above the circle of He brings princes to naught and a bucket; they are regarded as dust the earth, and its people are like reduces the rulers of this world to on the scales; he weighs the grasshoppers. He stretches out the nothing. No sooner are they planted, no heavens like a canopy, and spreads islands as though they were fine sooner are they sown, no sooner do them out like a tent to live in. they take root in the ground, than he dust. blows on them an d they wither. Isaiah 41:11 -12 – Isaiah 41:13 Isaiah 41:14 – You Will Win! He Will Hold Your Hand He Will Help You! All who rage against you will surely be For I am the LORD, your God, Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob, O ashamed and disgraced; those who who takes hold of your right little Israel, for I myself will help oppose you will be as nothing and hand and says to you, Do not you, declares the LORD, your perish…Those who wage war against Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. you will be as nothing at all. fear; I will help you. Isaiah 40:25 -26 Isaiah 40:27 Isaiah 40:28 God Has No Equal Don’t Say My Way is Hidden God’s Understanding Who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Why do you say, O Jacob, and Do you not know? Have you not Lift your eyes and look to the heaven heard? The LORD is the everlasting Who created all these? He who brings complain, O Israel, "My way is God, the Creator of the ends of the out the starry host one by one, and calls hidden from the LORD; my cause is them each by name. Because of his disregarded by my God"? earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. fathom. Isaiah 40:29 -30 Isaiah 40:31 Isaiah 41:10 He Gives Strength He Gives Wings of Eagles Don’t Be Afraid He gives strength to the weary and But those who hope in the LORD So do not fear, for I am with you; do increases the power of the weak. will renew their strength. They will not be dismayed, for I am your Even youths grow tired and weary, soar on wings like eagles; they will God. I will strengthen you and help and young men stumble and fall; run and not grow weary, they will you; I will uphold you with my walk and not be faint. righteous right hand. Isaiah 42:5 -6 Isaiah 42:8 Isaiah 42:9 You Are His Covenant People He Will Not Share His Glory He Will Declare New Things I, the LORD, have called you in I am the LORD; that is my name! I will See, the former things have taken righteousness; I will take hold of your not give my glory to another or my place, and new things I declare; before hand . 6 I will keep you and will make praise to idols. they spring into being I announce them you to be a covenant for the people to you. Isaiah 43:1 Isaiah 43:2 Isaiah 43:3 -5 I Am Created For His Purpose Through Troubled Waters You Are Precious to Him But now, this is what the LORD says -- When you pass through the waters, I For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy he who created you, O Jacob, he who will be with you; and when you pass One of Israel, your Savior; ... Since you formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I through the rivers, they will not sweep are precious and honored in my sight, have redeemed you; I have summoned over you. When you walk through the and because I love you… Do not be you by name; you are mine. fire, you will not be burned; the flames afraid, for I am with you; will not set you ablaze. Isaiah 43:6 -7 Isaiah 43:10 Isaiah 43:11 I Am Created for His Glory You Are My Witnesses There Is No Other Savior I will say to the north, `Give them up!' "You are my witnesses," declares the I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from and to the south, `Do not hold them LORD, "and my servant whom I have me there is no savior. back.' Bring my sons from afar and my chosen, so that you may know and daughters from the ends of the earth — believe me and understand that I am everyone who is called by my name, he. Before me no god was formed, nor whom I created for my glory, whom I will there be one after me. " formed and made (will come to me)." Isaiah 43:12 Isaiah 43:18 Isaiah 44:3 -4 No One Can Reverse God Forget the Former Things He Will Refresh Us I have revealed and saved and Forget the former things; do not dwell For I will pour water on the thirsty land, proclaimed-- …I am God. Yes, and on the past. 19. See, I am doing a new and streams on the dry ground; I will thing! Now it springs up; do you not from ancient days I am he. No one can pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and perceive it? I am making a way in the my blessing on your descendants. They deliver out of my hand. When I act, who desert and streams in the wasteland. can reverse it?" will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams. Isaiah 30:21 Isaiah 44:5 Isaiah 44:6 A Voice Behind You Gentiles Will Praise Him There IS No God Like Him And in your ears you will hear a voice One will say, `I belong to the LORD'; This is what the LORD says-- Israel's behind you saying, “This is the way. another will call himself by the name of King and Redeemer, the LORD Walk in it.” Jacob; still another will write on his Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; hand, `The LORD's,' and will take the apart from me there is no God. name Israel. Isaiah 44:7 Isaiah 44:8 Isaiah 44:21 He Alone Proclaims the Future There Is No Other Rock He Will Not Forget You! Who then is like me? Let him proclaim Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I Remember these things, O Jacob, for it. Let him declare and lay out before me not proclaim this and foretell it long you are my servant, O Israel. I have what has happened since I established ago? You are my witnesses. Is there made you, you are my servant; O Israel, my ancient people, and what is yet to any God besides me? No, there is no I will not forget you. come-- yes, let him foretell what will other Rock; I know not one. come. Isaiah 44:22 -23 Isaiah 44:24 Isaiah 45:2 I Have Forgiven You! He Will Restore You! I Call You By Name I have swept away your offenses like a This is what the LORD says-- your I will give you the treasures of darkness, cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Redeemer, who formed you in the riches stored in secret places, so that Return to me, for I have redeemed you. womb: I am the LORD, who has made you may know that I am the LORD, the Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD all things, who alone stretched out the God of Israel, who summons you by has done this; shout aloud, heavens, who spread out the earth by name. myself, … `I will restore you.' Isaiah 45:5 Isaiah 45:6 -7 Isaiah 45:9 I Will Strengthen You Bring Prosperity and Disaster Don’t Quarrel With God I am the LORD, and there is no other; I am the LORD, and there is no other.