Wait - Isaiah 40:30-31

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If you appreciate this work, consider supporting it - https://www.patreon.com/seekgodtogether Today we will read Isaiah 40:30-31. These beautiful verses say, “Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” How are you feeling? Exhausted? Many are. And it’s normal. It’s not that you’re getting older. Even youths grow tired. Young men stumble and fall. Even if you’re on top of the world today, it’s just a few stumbles to the bottom tomorrow. What to do for the weary soul and battered body? The passage tells us. Wait for the Lord. You may have read it as “hope” or “trust in the Lord.” Whatever the preferred word, they all say the same thing. Our energy comes from God. And we tap into this vast resource not by effort, but by simply going to Him. There is no striving in waiting, hoping, and trusting. The only energy we exert is a passive one in God’s direction. Have you found your strength too small? Have you stumbled badly? Are you in a bad spot? I have good news for you. The promise is more than just picking you up and dusting you off. God will give you not just replenished strength, but new strength. New strength for the new thing He is doing in you. And you will need it. Because you will soar like an eagle. You’ll run and not get tired. You’ll walk and not become weary. Would you like that? I would. We won’t get there by our own effort. But by waiting on Him. Let’s do that now. “God, I choose to wait, hope, and trust in You. Give me new strength now.”