the opposite. It was they who had forgotten what their God was like. Their God was too small—which was why Isaiah gave them the tremendous vision of God as the Creator and ruler of heaven and earth. Because this God is not only the sovereign ruler: he is the God who shares his own character with his people. Here we are back where we started, showing just why it is that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. He does not grow faint (v. 28); he gives power to the faint (v. 29); he does
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