In all our weariness, then, how do we get this strength? We may expect Isaiah to share the wisdom of physical rest, exercise, diet, and so forth. Pastor Drew Hunter helps readers grasp the message of Isaiah, a prophetic book about the God who saves his people from their sins. God is not too great to care, he’s too great not to care. God’s glory is not just that he has power, but that he loves to use it to help those who need it. God’s greatness is not just that he is strong, but that he is strong for us. Here’s what this shows us: If we think that God is too great to be concerned about us, we actually don’t believe he’s great enough.

The ever-strong and never-weary One loves to help weak and weary people. God is an endless source of strength, and he gives it generously-“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength” (Isa. This is a good word for the weary: You may grow faint, but God doesn’t. He does not grow faint or grow weary” (Isa. Isaiah responded to these questions with his own: “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Read on your preferred digital device, including smart phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.

Take a 1-minute survey to join our mailing list and receive a free ebook in the format of your choosing. How could they endure the hard circumstances of life any longer? Get a free copy of the ebook ‘Asking the Right Questions’ by telling us a little about yourself! They weren’t just weak in body, but weak in spirit. They were exhausted and burdened from the circumstances of life. Isaiah uses a pair of words-faint and weary-three times in the span of a few verses here (Isa. They thought God either couldn’t help or didn’t care. Their perspective was darkened by despairing thoughts: “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God” (Isa. They had lived in exile in Babylon for several decades. The Israelites who first received this promise were worn out from their hardship. But what does this mean and how do we receive it? The context of this verse helps us. Isaiah 40:31 contains a great promise of strength for the weary: “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.” This promises a supernaturally renewed strength-a strength that would compare to mounting up as an eagle or running without fatigue. They shall mount up with wings like eagles This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series.īut they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength

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