The Power to Endure

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Life
Cover of the book The Power to Endure by J. D. Jones, CrossReach Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: J. D. Jones ISBN: 1230001930115
Publisher: CrossReach Publications Publication: September 24, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: J. D. Jones
ISBN: 1230001930115
Publisher: CrossReach Publications
Publication: September 24, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY QUOTED VERSES IN THE WHOLE OF THE BIBLE IS THAT VERSE IN WHICH THE PROPHET ISAIAH SPEAKS OF THE RESULTS OF “WAITING UPON GOD.” “THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD,” HE SAYS, “SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.”

 

And the proof he gives that the people who thus wait upon the Lord have really renewed their strength is that “they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” They shall fly … they shall run … they shall walk. The sequence is not what we should expect. It would have sounded more natural if the order had been reversed, if it had begun with the “walking” and ended with the “flying.” Walking … running … flying, that is how we should have put it if we wanted the sentence to rise to a climax. But, as the prophet puts it, it reads like a descending and diminishing promise, finishing in a kind of anti-climax. As the greatest of the commentators on Isaiah puts it: “Soaring, running, walking; and is not the next stage, a cynic might ask, standing still?”

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY QUOTED VERSES IN THE WHOLE OF THE BIBLE IS THAT VERSE IN WHICH THE PROPHET ISAIAH SPEAKS OF THE RESULTS OF “WAITING UPON GOD.” “THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD,” HE SAYS, “SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.”

 

And the proof he gives that the people who thus wait upon the Lord have really renewed their strength is that “they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” They shall fly … they shall run … they shall walk. The sequence is not what we should expect. It would have sounded more natural if the order had been reversed, if it had begun with the “walking” and ended with the “flying.” Walking … running … flying, that is how we should have put it if we wanted the sentence to rise to a climax. But, as the prophet puts it, it reads like a descending and diminishing promise, finishing in a kind of anti-climax. As the greatest of the commentators on Isaiah puts it: “Soaring, running, walking; and is not the next stage, a cynic might ask, standing still?”

More books from CrossReach Publications

Cover of the book Expository Addresses on the Epistle to the Ephesians by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Seventh Day Adventism by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Christianity and War by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book The Idea of Biblical Theology as a Science and as a Theological Discipline by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book The Minister as Evangelist by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Bible Thoughts and Themes: Volume 5 by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Chrysostom the Orator by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book The Mormon's Mistake or, What is the Gospel? by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Servetus and Calvin by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book The Study and Teaching of the English Bible by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Christless Christianity by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book What Did Our Lord Mean? by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book Addresses on the Gospel of Luke by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book A Brief Declaration of the Sacraments (1536) by J. D. Jones
Cover of the book The Time of the End by J. D. Jones
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy