Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for October 25, 2020
Unwearied Help for the Weary
Isaiah 40:27-31
1. Background
• impending Babylonian Captivity (Isa. 39:6)
• worse before it gets better
• comfort, word and greatness of God (40:1-26)
2. A Questioning Despondency (27)
• God’s knowledge
• God’s care
• legal case of pessimistic pilgrims
3. A Theological Reminder (28-29)
• formula repetition
• everlasting
• unwearied
• unfathomable
4. An Experiential Challenge (30-31)
• patient expectancy
• sovereign enablement
• as if people grow wings
5. So What?
• Proper thinking about God enables proper waiting on God.
• “…Understand that love, revealed on the cross, does not exclude but must always include suffering.” (Elliot)
• “Your thoughts of God are too human.” (Luther to Erasmus)
• NT connection: Matt. 11:28-30
• “He bids weary travelers rest in His house.” (Thomas)