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A Prophetic Message for Strength and Hope

REFLECTION

Beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ, where is your strength?  We live in a world that prides itself in all its accomplishments.  We live in a world that prides itself in being able to do anything it sets its mind to do, a world that has put men on the moon, and even plans, apparently, to put a base up there on the moon.  We live in a world that has so much power stored up in it’s nuclear weapons, it could destroy itself a number of times over.  But where is your strength? Is it in the things of the world?  Of course the answer of the child of God is, the answer of the text.  It’s the answer that we confess too, when we say the words of the Apostle’s Creed, “I believe in God the Father, almighty.”  That’s where our trust is.  Our strength is in Jehovah, our faithful, covenant God, Hallelujah. 

The Whole of the Bible is full of examples of people placing their trust in Jehovah and finding that He is a faithful God, finding that He does, indeed, give strength to those that wait upon Him. Yet as humans, we become forgetful of who God is and wonder if God is really with us. This thought line is amplified when we are encountered with issues of life. Sometimes, life seems so difficult for us as God’s people, that is a real temptation for God’s people at various times in our lives.  And that was the temptation of Israel, even as Isaiah brought this word from the Lord to His people.  

Today’s devotional also brings this word to you, for your strength and power in this draining world. Just as you have been wondering “My way is hidden from the Lord; and My cause is disregarded by my God”? Prophet Isaiah confronts you with these questions; “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 no one can fathom. The Prophetic message from verse 29 to 31 can be summarized as follows;

A. Prophetic Assurance (Isa 40:29-30)
“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”

Human Beings, at their strongest, are weak.  We are helpless.  We are inherently weak.  The text, gives a clearer description comparing the youths in their physical strength with God.  And yet, even though they may be physically strong, they are yet weak, as compared to God.  Similarly, young men are those who are slightly older than the youths, but still they are symbols of strength and vigor.  The young man works and works and seemingly never gets tired.  These are the strongest men of that day.  You put them on to hard physical labor and they would go on and on yet in that strength, they are weak and weary. We need to understand that this physical picture points to a spiritual picture, the spiritual picture of weariness and stumbling. For God to give strength gives the notion that, he is full of strength and ready to provide strength to those who acknowledge their weariness and weakness. May the strength of God keep you from stumbling in your weariness and may the power of God keep you from falling in your weakness from today onwards in Jesus name.

B. The Prophetic Promise (Isa 40:31)

“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”

When we see our weakness, when we are growing despondent, when we see how bad things are, the idea is not that we should keep looking at ourselves, and grope around in darkness, as it were.  But, we should look to the Lord for renewed strength.  Look to the everlasting God, the creator of the heavens and the earth. This promise is for those who would hope in the Lord. All those who do not hope in the Lord would perish in their weariness and weakness. Regardless of what the status quo may be around you, Beloved CHOOSE TO PUT YOUR HOPE IN THE LORD, that is the only way to trigger the promise “They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint“. God cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18) and does not change (Numbers 23:19,Hebrews 13:8,James 1:17), he would fulfil his promise. All you have to do is to put your hope and faith in the Lord you will receive the three “wills” from the Lord; you will soar on wings like eagles, you will run and not grow weary and you will walk and not be faint. May this promise be fulfilled in your life in Jesus name.

PRAYER

My God, My strength and Rock of my strength, I fully submit myself to you and put my faith, hope and love in you. My Lord, fulfill your blessed assurance in my life and may I enjoy your promises in your word, in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen