Steve Rowe has a tattoo on his shoulder of an eagle, with the inscription IS 40.31 on it (or something like that). This is a beautiful verse:
"...but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."
God is real, and His presence, help, and guidance are available to the "everyday man." You don't have to be a hotshot priest that everyone knows. Your faith in His Son is your access.
I could use this kind of strength, this stress-less energy that keeps me going -- especially in deadline! We've got 8 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes and 41 seconds left of deadline, and a lot of work yet to be done. But we are "looking good" with what's left. I'm especially pleased with the amount of proofreading that's gone into this issue already.
A messianic passage also finds its way into this chapter of Isaiah (about John the Baptist):
"A voice of one calling:
'In the desert prepare the way for the Lord..."
It is so amazing that God has done something that the whole world has noticed. There may be tribes or cultures that have yet to hear the Gospel (their number are dwindling every day as faithful believers are bringing the Message to the remotest parts of the world, as well as translating the Scriptures into other languages that have not had it before), but yet this Message of Good News has spread worldwide.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at July 21, 2005 09:14 AM