“Why would you ever complain, O Jacob, or, whine, Israel, saying, “ God has lost track of me. He doesn’t care what happens to me”? Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening? God doesn’t come and go. God lasts. He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine. He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch his breath. And he knows everything, inside and out. He energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts. For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind.”
Surely the prophet Isaiah must have had me in mind when he penned this exhortation to the faithful. Surely, he must have known that despite being removed several millenia and generations, I would be beset with all the fears and frailties of Israel in my own little universe, and would mope and crib about how bad things are for me, and how I think God must have surely forgotten about all my hopes and aspirations. Perhaps you also must feel this way at times? Well, claim these promises, Believer, because your hope will not be in vain. Even as you wait upon the Lord, you will get “fresh strength”. And you will spread your wings and “soar like eagles.” What’s more, you will do more than walk — you will run! Today, if you are weary and think you need new life, energy, and vigor breathed into your bones and into your soul, claim this promise, and believe that God has the power to transform you both physically and spiritually.
