“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 not one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
And increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
And young men stumble and fall,
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.”
Isaiah 40:28-31
I was walking across the back field, as winded as can be. I had been sick for the past few days. I couldn’t believe how run down I felt. While I was bent over trying to catch my breath, my dream from the night before popped into my head. In my dream, I had been running...for miles and miles. I didn’t feel the least bit winded. It felt great, like I could just run forever. Then God brought to mind this verse…”They will run and not grow weary”.
My condition at the moment was such a stark contrast to what I experienced in my dream. It made me realize how dependent I should be on God. He will renew my strength. I will walk and not be faint. In my times of weariness, when things of this world feel like an immeasurable weight on my back, I can put my hope in the Lord. He is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. Even at that moment when my legs were weak, I felt the joy of knowing the strength God gives us. I could not help but smile.
When I have an argument with a loved one, I will take a moment, step back, and remember who I put my hope in. When I feel like I can’t take my daughters to any more doctor appointments, I will think about how it will feel to “run and not grow weary”. When I start to worry about what the world will be like for our offspring, I will pray that God will give “strength to the weary and increase the power of the weak”.
Thank you Lord for giving me such a tangible way to feel your love, now and forever. Amen.
Do you feel weary sometimes? Are the stresses of this life a weight that has you out of breath? Consider Isaiah 40 this week that reminds you to put “your hope in the Lord”, for He will “renew your strength”.
-Amy Thompson