July 2 Daily Devotional

Bible Reading

Isaiah 40:18-31:

¹⁸To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
¹⁹The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
²⁰He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
²¹Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
²²It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
²³That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
²⁴Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
²⁵To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
²⁶Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
²⁷Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
²⁹He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
³⁰Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
³¹But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Devotional

We have a great God. "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable." "Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite." "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"

"Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the low­ly." "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones." "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

In this his loving care for his weak and needy children He does not faint, neither is weary. He has chosen his children from all eternity to be his own for ever and ever. From birth to death He watches over them and cares for them. He bears them as on eagle's wings. He preserves them from all evil. He delivers them out of their distresses. He comforts them in sorrow; He delivers their soul from death, and richly provides an entrance for them into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. What an everlasting comfort for all that believe!

Prayer

Our Father, from everlasting to everlasting Thou art God. We thank Thee that we know that Thou art a God that keeps covenant and mercy and truth. Great is Thy faithfulness. Help us to believe and to trust. Uphold us with Thy free Spirit, according to Thy Word. May we experience the comfort of Thy Word from day to day. Renew our strength, that as our day so may our strength be, and thus may we be more than conquerors through him that loved us and gave himself for us. In his name we pray. Amen.

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Scripture in Devotional: Ps. 145:3, 5; Rom..11:33; Ps. 138:6; Isa. 57:15; 40:29; Deut. 32:11; Ps 121:7; Ps. 107:6; Isa. 51:3; 66:13; Ps. 116:8; 2 Pet. 1:11; 2 Thess. 2:16.

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