THE JOGGING OF MEMORY

Having just ploughed through chs 1-39 of Isaiah, dealing with the judgements         

of God, I turned the page to the welcoming & inspiring words of Ch.40 - 
the beautiful prophecies of the Messiah.

The comforting picture emerged of the Shepherd feeding His sheep, carrying 

the lambs in His arms, & gently leading those with young.  The inspiration 

for the 'Gentle Jesus' prayer must have originated from these verses.

However, human nature being what it is (grumble, whine, whinge, etc.....

sound familiar?) we soon read some 'poor me' words: 

'My way is hidden from the Lord, & my just claim passed over by my God.' vs.27.

We can all identify with that at various stages of our lives - that's real, that's true...

But it doesn't stop there, because here comes a supernatural swipe:

(the following is my version, you can read the actual verses yourself!)

Don't you know, or have you forgotten who God is?

That He is eternal, the creator of all things, all powerful,  almighty, allknowing, 
unsearchable.' He provides us with all the power we need to live the abundant life. 

There follows a comparison of the enviable strength of the young.....but theirs is 

nothing compared to the renewing of spiritual inner resources promised to those 

who learn to understand God's perspectives & ways.  To help us grasp this, 

we're given the incredible picture of the majestic eagle which is able to mount up 

into the sky & easily find air thermals on which to soar effortlessly - simply flowing 

in what it's Maker designed it to do.