“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding. 29. He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might He increaseth strength. 30. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. 31. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; and they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:28-31 is probably one of the most familiar texts in the Old Testament. We quote it often when we are in distress. I discovered that it gives us a description of God and the promise of His work in our lives. Only a God as described in this text can do the work in our lives that it promises. First, is the description of God: "Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching His understanding." In fact, in Isaiah 55:8-9 we can see what God says about this: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” The God who works in our lives is "everlasting." This means that God has no beginning or end. He has just always been. He is the creator of everything. He does not faint or get tired and is never weary. Also, He is beyond our understanding - way above our intellect. The amazing thing is that this magnificent God is interested in our lives. Second, is His work in our lives: "He giveth power to the faint (the tired); and to them that have no might He increaseth strength." God, who is never exhausted, is aware of our exhaustion and gives us His power to overcome it. Didn't Jesus say, "Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden and I will you rest"? We have His promise to give us rest in Himself. Our bodies may be tired, but the Lord lifts up our spirits and gives us the strength to go on. Any Christian who has gone through serious illness or serious problems of any kind, knows that this is true. Ironically, I don’t think that one can really understand the strength that God can give until he or she has gone through some kind of test. Third, He not only lifts our spirits, He helps us thrive: "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." When I read that this morning, I thought of John 10:10b: "I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly." The Lord's presence in our lives makes life better, even when we are going through hard times. Being human, we will get weary, and we will be what we call "down in the mouth." We don't have to stay that way because we have a wonderful God who is at work in our lives. What particularly fascinated me when I read this today was that the God described in verse 28 is interested in our lives and does what verses 29-31 tell us. He doesn't have to give us new energy and strength, but because of His great love, mercy and grace He does. Let's just praise Him!!!!! Bro. Joe There will be a new post Thursday evening.
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