Soar In Christ

Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭28‬-‭31              

“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. 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; 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.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭28‬-‭31‬ ‭NIV‬‬

There are difficulties in life that overwhelm the strongest of people, fears that gnaw at the stoutest of human hearts, and the young who grow faint and weary. They stumble and fall because they rely on their own, inner strength and human resources, which are not a sufficient shield in the storms of life.

Only power from above is sufficient to sustain us. Only God’s protective hand can shelter us from the storms of life and not our own limited, human abilities. Although these words were addressed to Israel, they have an application in the lives of all God's people.

They are a call to us all to turn from any wrongdoing in our lives and live by faith and not by sight; to trust in the Lord with all our heart and not lean on our own understanding.

What is your strength? Is it your youth, your conditioning, your wisdom, your friends, your experience, your intellect?

None of us can depend on our human ability. Health, wisdom, and wealth are all vulnerable to the fragility of life and circumstance. Only the Lord can ensure that we can survive the unthinkable, thrive in the mundane, and soar in good times.

Why would you not wait for God? He knows how weak you are. If you were to set out on your own, you would faint and gain no eternal benefit whatsoever. Even youths, who are in their prime physically, who have maximum courage and strength, will faint and be weary. But God will not. So, will you wait on the Lord? What does He promise if you will wait for Him?

God's grace is sufficient for every circumstance of life. It is sufficient for every difficulty we may face or any challenge life throws at us. His grace is enough for all who place their entire trust and confidence in His mighty strength. His grace is enough for every eventuality in life, and His provision comes through faith in His beloved Son.

It is the strength of the Lord Jesus Who sustains those who do not rely upon their own abilities. He will provide strength to those who can admit to their own disability, for His grace is sufficient in all situations of life. He will renew your strength. You will mount up with wings as eagles. God will cause you to soar above everything earthbound.

Just like an eagle, your wings will catch the wind and you can rest in the gliding. Looking down from the heights, your eye will capture earthly cares in heavenly sight. Knowing who God is the very life of your soul and seeing what concerns you from His perspective will change your heart.

When you meet again with concerns on earth, you will be strengthened in His might to run the race with endurance, fixing your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith. You will now walk and not faint because you have waited on the Lord and placed your hand in His.

When we truly identify with our Saviour and trust in Christ's capacities alone for our journey through life, it is then that God's strength is made perfect in our weakness, it is then that the wind of God will lift us up on eagles' wings and carry us through life's stresses and strains, in the power of His Holy Spirit.

It is when the man or woman of God is prepared to admit their weakness and incapacitates, that they are enabled by Him to draw from the bottomless well of His everlasting supply, and drink deeply from the living waters of God's super-abundant provision.

It is then that the spiritual battery is regenerated and renewed by Christ's limitless power, enabling us to run the straight race, and in His strength, to run in such as way as to win the prize for the upward call of God in Christ Jesus!!!

Father thank You for this day and we know that our strength can only be found in Christ. Lord pour out Your abundant blessings over my friend and family today. Lord help us to trust implicitly in the power that we can only receive from You. Lord we pray that we may truly rise above all the difficulties of life and run with patient endurance the race that is set before us looking unto You, Who is our only source of strength and my only means of refreshment. Lord use my friend to be the blessing someone needs today.

Father, we love You. Amen !