Listen up!!!

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? 

The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  

He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.  

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Even the youths shall fain and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; 

they shall mount up with wings like eagles; 

they shall run and not be weary;

they shall walk and not faint." 

~Isaiah 40:28-31~

  This is such a beautiful passage of scripture!  I can just picture these verses being yelled on top of a mountain or on some high place so that all could hear:

"HAVE YOU NOT KNOWN?! 

HAVE YOU NOT HEARD?!"

  How often we forget who our God is.  We get so caught up in our difficulties and trials, often blaming God for what we are going through, and we, in a sense shake, our fists at Him saying, "can you not see that I am suffering and hurting?!"  

 Do you ever feel like that?! I am sure we all have at some point.

 I read this passage of scripture (the one at the beginning of this post) on a day when I was burdened with worry, hurt, anxiety, and even confusion.  It is easy to have our minds wander away from the truth and think that God does not care or He is is not understanding.  Well, after I read this passage in Isaiah, those doubts and wrong thoughts were immediately shut down!  Every thought I had that went against the truth was immediately exposed and destroyed. 

My thought:  "Is this out of God's control or too far for His 'reach'?" 

Truth: "...He does not faint or grow weary..." (v. 28) (notes- He is not too weak to ac to act, nor was fatigue an obstacle for the Creator in caring for His people.  Though even the young and strong become tired and fall, the Ancient of Days never does)

My thought:  "Does He truly understand what I am going through?" 

Truth:  "...His understanding is unsearchable..." (v. 28) (notes- to the human mind, God's wisdom is not fully comprehensible in how He chooses to fulfill His promises) 

My thought:  "I am so discouraged and tired of dealing with these difficulties.  I don't know how much more I can take!" 

Truth:  "...He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.  Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."  

   See friends, when we counter attack the lie with the truth, then we can clearly see who our God is and there is great hope!  Our situation may not change all of a sudden and we may continue to deal with the same problems, but we are given a peace that surpasses all understanding and the strength we need to endure and push through!   Also, God is with us, and He will never forsake us.  

  Trust and wait upon the Lord and He will mount you up with wings like eagles, He will give you the strength to run and not be weary, and the endurance to walk and not grow faint.  

~Grow in Grace~ 

2 Peter 3:18