Isaiah 40:31—but those 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 passage of Scripture has always been one of my
favorites. I memorized it early in my
youth, and I have learned at least three different songs centered around these
words. It wasn’t until about 3 years
ago, though, that I really understood what it meant to mount up with wings like
eagles. Sure, I got the main idea that
God will always be there for us and that when we lean on Him we can do all
things because He gives us the strength and power to accomplish it all. But I never really understood how we gained
this strength until I was talking with a friend a few years ago. She had been reading a non-religious book
that explained how eagles are the highest flying birds. She was telling me how amazing it is that
during storms, eagles actually get to their highest heights because the thermal
energy produced by the storm engages their wings and lifts them higher than
they could go without the storm. They
fly completely over the storm and begin to descend again once they are past
that thermal energy. As she was
describing this phenomenon to me, this Bible verse immediately popped into my
head and I exclaimed to her “that’s what God tries to tell us in Isaiah!” It’s not just that God will help us to fly
high—he will use whatever storm is swirling around us to lift us up above it,
carry us over, and give us newfound perspective until we are past the
storm. Sure, we might feel some
turbulence from the thermal energy, but it is nothing as bad as passing through
the middle of the storm.
Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, take a moment to
worship Him through song by listening to They Shall Soar Like Eagles. Thank God for using the storms around you to
lift you up and carry you over. Praise Him
for his steadfastness in strengthening you to be the best you He intended. Isaiah 40:31—but those 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.
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