WAIT ON THE LORD AND RENEW YOUR STRENGTH

Proclamation:

“Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The LORD is The Everlasting God, The Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;  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."  Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)

Explanation:

These Holy Spirit inspired words of God were recorded by the Prophet Isaiah who recorded a number of prophecies which The Lord revealed to him.  Here he records The Word of God as He addresses His people who have questioned whether or not The Lord had forgotten them. (Isaiah 40:27)   Isaiah reports that The Lord God is never too tired or too weak to help them.  He is so powerful that He can share some of His power with the weak. (Isaiah 40:29)  Those who believe and have faith in Him will have their strength renewed and increased.  To those who wait patiently for His return, He will allow to fly like an eagle, to run and not get tired, and to walk for a long time and not pass out.  The Lord will give them physical strength and spiritual strength.

Application:

At times we question God for allowing us to remain in a bad situation after we call upon Him and ask for deliverance.  The Prophet Isaiah reminds us that God created the heaven and the earth, and that He is all powerful. (Isaiah 40:28)  We need God, He does not need us.  We get weary and are weak physically and spiritually.  We need His help and His strength.  We believe in Him but our faith is weak. (Matthew 6:30, 8:26, 14:31 and 16:8)  He lifts us up when we fall, and when the world knocks us down.  One day our souls will fly towards heaven.  When we receive our glorified bodies we will never get weary.  Those who wait patiently upon The Lord will inherit the earth. (Psalms 37:9)  They will also be blessed in this life and in the next. (Isaiah 30:18)  Belief, patient commitment, and perseverance in the faith will be rewarded. (Hebrews 11:6)