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Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
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He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
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Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
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but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40:28-31

A. The Heart of God is for the Comfort of His People

1. The language of comfort

Isaiah 40:1-2, Isaiah 40:11, Luke 4:18-19, Matt. 11:28-30, Matt. 12:20

2. The prophecy of the One whose coming brings comfort

Isaiah 40:3, John 1:19-23, 29

B. The Word of God Comforts His People

1. The enduring Word of God comforts His people

Isaiah 40:7-8, Matthew 24:35

2. The sure fulfillment of God’s promises comfort His people

Isaiah 46:10-11, Joshua 23:14, Titus 1:2

C. The Greatness of God comforts His People

1. The comfort in the greatness of His supreme power

Isaiah 40:10, 15, 17, 26-28, Job 42:2

2. The comfort in the greatness of His unmatched Person

Isaiah 40:12-14, 18, 25, Psalm 50:21

3. The comfort in the greatness of His unrivalled authority

Isaiah 40:21-24, Psalm 46:10, Matt. 28:18

4. The comfort in the greatness of His undeserved mercy

Isaiah 40:29-30, 2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Matthew 28:18-20