Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation–Isaiah 40:30-31

Posted by Seth on Jul 31, 2009 in Theology |

Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation–Isaiah 40:30-31

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Welcome to Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation covering Isaiah 40:30-31 through which we discover where true strength comes from and how we can obtain it.

Even 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.

These are words for the doubter; indeed, these are words for you and I in select seasons. In this chapter,the statement has been made, My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God (V. 27). Isaiah assures his readers that the exact opposite is true even though such feelings rise up through the ups and downs of life. Instead of giving instruction toward self-esteem and positive thinking or asserting that everyone is special and has unique abilities they can count on to lift them up, he puts specimens before us that would be considered “strength at it’s best” among mankind. The energetic youth who seems to have unlimited amounts of energy still reaches that point of crashing. And a young man in the prime of his life can’t keep going forever.

The point is that even those who seem to be the strongest, healthiest, most-likely-to-succeed type of people will show themselves to be exactly what they are: humans prone to weakness…just like the rest of us. But when we come to see that we are all on the same footing, that trying to be as strong as that “ideal” person isn’t the answer (since their strength fails also), we are ready to rely upon the Lord. Waiting on Him continually will bring us to that place of having our strength renewed by Him, to being lifted up as a soaring eagle. Instead of focusing on what we can accomplish and how quickly we can check off our list even the most worthy of tasks, we will walk by the Spirit with the energy He provides. For it is so often true that we find ourselves completely exhausted when we try to establish our own priorities and implement them according to our own limited reasoning. God gives what is needed for all He requires; lean heavily upon Him.

Lord, be my strength and direct my path. May my striving for faithfulness be rooted in Your power and not in my own. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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