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Isaiah 40:29-31 ESVIsaiah 40:29-31 ESV

Isaías 40:29-31 ESVIsaías 40:29-31 ESV

2929le da poder a los débiles, le da poder a los débiles, y a quien no tiene pudo él y a quien no tiene pudo él aumenta la fuerza. aumenta la fuerza. 30 30

Jóvenes incluso se Jóvenes incluso se desmaya y se cansarán y desmaya y se cansarán y jóvenes caerá exhaustos; jóvenes caerá exhaustos; 3131pero los que espere el pero los que espere el Señor deberán renovar su Señor deberán renovar su fuerza; levantarán alas fuerza; levantarán alas como las águilas; ellos como las águilas; ellos correrán y no se cansarán; correrán y no se cansarán; harán a pie y no se harán a pie y no se fatigarán.fatigarán.

2929He gives power to the He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no faint, and to him who has no might he increases might he increases strength. strength. 3030Even youths Even youths shall faint and be weary, shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall and young men shall fall exhausted; exhausted; 3131but they who but they who wait for the Lord shall renew wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall their strength; they shall mount up with wings like mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. walk and not faint. 

A.W. Tozer1897-1963

The old cross slew men; the new cross entertains them. The old cross condemned; the new cross amuses. The old cross destroyed confidence in the flesh; the new cross encourages it. A.W. Tozer.

You Have A Choice!You Have A Choice!

Choose:Choose:

Be Strong in Self for a False Gospel (11:16-23a)

Or

Be Weak in Christ for a True Gospel (11:23b-33)

Isaiah 44:16-17 (ESV) Isaiah 44:16-17 (ESV)

16 16 Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!" fire!" 17 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!"it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!"

You Have A Choice!You Have A Choice!

Choose:Choose:

Be Strong in Self for a False Gospel (11:16-23a)

Or

Be Weak in Christ for a True Gospel (11:23b-33)

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)in Christian Discipline

“Suffering is the heritage of the bad, of the penitent, and of the Son of God. Each one ends in the cross. The bad thief is crucified, the penitent thief is crucified, and the Son of God is crucified. By these signs we know the widespread heritage of suffering.

1 Corinthians 1:23-24 (ESV)1 Corinthians 1:23-24 (ESV)

23 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 24 but to but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. God.

Martin Luther(1483-1546)

If we consider the greatness and the glory of the life we shall have when we have risen from the dead, it would not be difficult at all for us to bear the concerns of this world. If I believe the Word, I shall on the Last Day, after the sentence has been pronounced, not only gladly have suffered ordinary temptations, insults, and imprisonment, but I shall also say: "O, that I did not throw myself under the feet of all the godless for the sake of the great glory which I now see revealed and which has come to me through the merit of Christ!"