But those who wait on 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 40:31 NKJV)
For the Jewish people in exile, hearing the voice of God would at times seem impossible. The prophecy of Isaiah speaks forward to them:
Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God”? (27)
When we feel ourselves in exile, whether of our own making or amidst circumstances beyond our control, we find ourselves given to doubt. We wonder: “Does God not see? Does God not speak? Will God be faithful to His Word?”
If that’s you today, read these verses slowly and hear God’s voice through His prophet to you.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on 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. (28-31)
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