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| Isaiah 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. (NIV) |
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The life of faith is not a life of mounting up with wings, but a life of walking and not fainting.* |
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The phrase “soaring on wings like eagles” could more properly be rendered, “put forth fresh feathers,” implying renewal – which goes right along with the previous thought of renewing our strength. How could we not soar with a fresh set of wings and renewed strength?
Whichever
way the verse is worded, I think of how it applies to those people who have
dedicated their lives to Kingdom work. They work hard for the Lord – and he
energizes them. He seems to give them “strength for action beyond ordinary
human expectation.”* Clearly, their hope is in the Lord as they seem to soar above the rest
of us!
But,
the rest of us should be reminded that an effective life doesn’t have to be a
dramatic one. We don’t have to perform great deeds in order to accomplish God’s
purpose. We plant seeds, God reaps. We walk and we don’t faint. We soar above
our troubles while we still walk among them!
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When I feel inadequate and ordinary, I love to remind myself that Christ is extraordinary, Christ is self-sufficient, and he can use my service to impact others.* |
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