Text : Isa 40:31.
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.
This verse opens with a "but" because there has been some discourse in the preceeding verses. To have a better grasp of today's text, let's take a brief look at the preceeding verses.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: Isa.40:29-30.
One key feature of the youth is their strength. Proverbs 20;29 says the glory of the youth is their strength. But here, we are made to understand that even the strength of the youth will fail him.
While we are still on this side of eternity, everyone will have his down times at one point or the other. There are times when nothing seems to work. Times when morales are low. Times when your beauty, your strength, your relationship, talents, qualifications, connections and just anything and everything doesn't make sense.
At such times, you are vulnerable. Something has to be done real quick so the enemy will not have an upper hand over you. But the question is, what exactly are we to do at such times.
The answer is in your place of waiting. If a vehicle that is on the run, runs out of gas, to keep it back on the run, the vehicle has to branch to a filling station and refuel. If the vehicle refused to wait in order to get refuelled, it will soon run aground.
*To get strength to carry on in this journey, you need to learn how to wait on the Lord.*
*Only waiters will get their strength renewed. Only waiters can mount up with wings as eagles.*
Both waiters and non-waiters will have cause to run and walk in this journey, the difference is, while the waiters will run and not be weary, the non-waiters will be wearied out.
And while the waiters will walk and not faint, non-waiters will faint blatantly.
Luke 18:1 says that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
The place of waiting is the place of prayer. The place of prayer is the place of communicating with the Father. Don't joke with your prayer, it's your point of fortification.
When you feel like praying, PRAY. When you don't feel like praying, PRAY. Prayer is not about your feelings, it's a command. When you cease to pray, you start to faint. WAIT ON HIM EVERYDAY.
Even if you are fainting already, He gives power to the faint, and to them that have no might, He increases their strength. He is your only source of strength, go to Him and He will give you grace to carry on.
Bible Reading : Is.40;27-31.
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