Homilist Isaiah 40:28-31 Have you not known? have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not… I. HIS ENERGY IN THE SPHERE OF CONTRIVANCE IS INEXHAUSTIBLE. 1. Look at His contrivance in relation to matter. The rushing currents, the surging sea, the furious tempest, the revolution of planets, and the recurrence of the seasons — all give us the impression of power. But to the thoughtful, the intellectual force is as clearly developed in nature as the material, nay, is implied in the material. 2. Look at His contrivance in relation to spirit. Observe — (1) Unceasing creation of new spirits. (2) The government of spirits. (3) The moral restoration of human spirits. What contrivance is here! II. HIS ENERGY IN THE SPHERE OF EXECUTION IS INEXHAUSTIBLE. His power of working out His plans is equal to His power of invention. 1. It is so in the material. In the material realm God seems to develop His plans in two ways — directly and indirectly; without means and by means. 2. It is so in the spiritual. Let us look at His power to save. What is moral power? It is the power of truth. But the Gospel is the most powerful of any truth — (1) Because it is moral truth. (2) Because it is remedial truth. (3) Because it is divinely embodied truth.Example is stronger than precept. The truths to be deduced from the whole are — (1) That the delay of punishment must not be referred to incapacity. (2) That the urging of difficulties against the fulfilment of Divine promises is an absurdity. There are two classes of promises against which we urge this. One relates to the conversion of the world. The other to the resurrection of the dead. It is not only possible for these promises to be fulfilled, but impossible for them not to be. (3) That if we are immortal we shall witness new manifestations of Divine power for ever. (4) That the interest as well as duty of every man is to cultivate friendship with God. You are safe if you have God as a refuge. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hast 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. |
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