Isaiah 40:27-31 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 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.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31 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.
As the after effects of a tragedy or hardship linger on, the challenge is to keep going and not give up. After only a week, the national attention on the Texas flooding has waned and the attention shifts to something else.
Hard things take our emotional, physical and spiritual energy. We can feel tired, drained and even despondent.
I love these verses from Isaiah 40 as the prophet just got finished speaking of what God would do to enemy nations, but also to Israel. It wouldn’t be easy. It would seem like God is absent and complaints would come easy.
So Isaiah reminds God’s people.
God doesn’t grow tired. He created this universe and sustains it.
God doesn’t forget about you. He knows each of you by name.
God doesn’t go weak on us. He is the one who is all powerful.
He gives us strength every day, but especially when we need it.
He gives strength to our soul to know that we are loved, known and deeply cared for.
He gives strength to our bodies by allowing rest and opportunity to recharge.
He gives rest to our emotions by inviting us to cast all our burdens and cares on him.
He has not forgotten.
He still loves you and cares about you.
What has happened is for you not against you.
He will give you daily bread…even as you try to figure out the future.
He will surround you with the right people at the right time.
He will give peace to your soul knowing your biggest problem in life is taken care of and ultimately heaven is your home where there will be no more trouble or mourning or pain or hardship or loss or heartbreak. It will be perfect peace with Him, the God who gives us strength to soar even when the challenge seems large and overwhelming.
Apply: What are you going through today that needs strength from the Lord? Ask him and see how he answers!
Prayer: Lord, when we feel forgotten or weary, remind us that You are the everlasting God. You never grow tired, and Your understanding is limitless. Renew our strength, Lord. Help us to wait on You with hope, to rise on wings like eagles, to run and not grow weary, to walk and not faint. Amen.