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“Comfort My People”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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but those who are hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not tire out.”—Isaiah 40:29-31.
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“Comfort My People”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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Yet, Jehovah promises to give power—unwearied power to run and to walk—to those who are trusting in him. The seemingly effortless flight of the eagle, a powerful bird that can soar for hours at a time, is used to illustrate how Jehovah empowers his servants.e With prospects of such divine support, the Jewish exiles have no cause for despair.
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“Comfort My People”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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e The eagle stays aloft with a minimum expenditure of energy. It does so by making skillful use of thermals, or columns of rising warm air.
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“Comfort My People”Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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Meanwhile, we need not endure in our own strength. Jehovah, whose resources are inexhaustible, can impart power—even “power beyond what is normal”—to his servants in times of trial.—2 Corinthians 4:7.
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