Sparrow:
i) Nope.
ii) Well, if he realized how much you wanted it (assuming you did), he might be more open to it. (But what do I know?)
iii) We've kind of moved on broadly from Isaiah 40.
Blessings.
Yes, Isaiah 40.... I can "see" a nonbeliever reading this chapter, being convicted in his heart and making Jesus the Lord of his life. Amen?