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Isaiah 42:14 · KJV

"I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once."

King James Version

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Passage Context

12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

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Reflection Questions

1

How do you relate to God's feelings of silence in your life?

2

What does it mean for you to experience God's powerful intervention?

3

When have you felt God was silent before a breakthrough?

Life Application

patience

Trust in God's timing, especially when you feel He is silent.

hope

Hold onto hope that God will bring about change in your life, even in difficult times.

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