354: The Jews: man’s expectations vs god’s plan (Isaiah 40:1-5) || The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional

<div class="poetry"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As with most things on the internet, this show's focus and address have morphed over time (and as the LORD has directed).</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">It's now called "The Morning Mindset Daily Christian Devotional" and can is published by Morning Mindset Media: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">🔥 SUPPORT OUR WORK: (not tax-deductible)</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Become a monthly sponsor: https://mm-gfk-partners.supercast.com/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Support a daily episode: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/daily-sponsor/</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Give one-time: https://give.cornerstone.cc/careygreen</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">__________</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">📜 TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 40:1-5</span></p> <p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Isa-40-1">Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.</span></span><br><span id="en-ESV-18423" class="text Isa-40-2"><sup class="versenum">2&nbsp;</sup>Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-2">and cry to her</span></span><br><span class="text Isa-40-2">that her warfare is ended,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-2">that her iniquity is pardoned,</span></span><br><span class="text Isa-40-2">that she has received from the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>'s hand</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-2">double for all her sins.</span></span></p> </div> <div class="poetry top-1"> <p class="line"><span id="en-ESV-18424" class="text Isa-40-3"><sup class="versenum">3&nbsp;</sup>A voice cries:</span><br><span class="text Isa-40-3">&ldquo;In the wilderness prepare the way of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>;</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-3">make straight in the desert a highway for our God.</span></span><br><span id="en-ESV-18425" class="text Isa-40-4"><sup class="versenum">4&nbsp;</sup>Every valley shall be lifted up,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-4">and every mountain and hill be made low;</span></span><br><span class="text Isa-40-4">the uneven ground shall become level,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-4">and the rough places a plain.</span></span><br><span id="en-ESV-18426" class="text Isa-40-5"><sup class="versenum">5&nbsp;</sup>And the glory of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> shall be revealed,</span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-5">and all flesh shall see it together,</span></span><br><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="text Isa-40-5">for the mouth of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> has spoken.&rdquo;</span></span></p> </div>