Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 44:4

"and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses." — Isaiah 44:4 (ASV)

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

You can track a stream by the willows; standing on a hill, and looking down the valley, you can tell where the little brook winds, for there are the willows. So shall it be with your children; they shall spring up by the waters of grace, and be a joy and a blessing.

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

They shall spring up where there were none before, and grow very quickly. These are our young converts, I trust that we shall have many such springing up as willows by the water courses?

And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

You must often have noticed how you can trace the course of a brook by the willow trees that grow upon its banks. When you cannot see the brook from a distance, you can see the willows. So, wherever the Spirit of God comes, young people are converted, we see our children growing up in God's fear, and we know that this is the result of the Spirit's working.