“28. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.”
Its always natural to try and figure things out on our own. We live in a society today where its, “I want it today, and I want it now”. Its amazing that the Bible always teaches us differently than how our mind works. The word wait is such an important part of Vs 31. Most Christians are not willing to exercise this term in their daily decisions because the natural state says do it now. Webster 1828 defines wait as: to stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary, till the arrival of some person or event. What it doesn’t mean is make a decision today. God always wants us to trust Him and not to make an effort to figure things out on our own, but since pride drives the believer to irrational decisions, their is great suffering that may be experienced because they refused to wait on God. Its kind of like a marriage, there are many broken and unhappy homes today, because people get married without waiting on the one God wants for them. Many bankruptcies because people buy things they cant afford and things God don’t want them to have, a good example could be a new bow(you probably don’t need it), a hunting lease you cant afford(marriages fall apart over hunting), Camo that you don’t need, equipment you already have. There is nothing wrong with having things, but did you acquire it your own way or did you wait on God? Think about being in the woods for a minute: a lot of hunters want to hang a nice buck on their wall, but many of them don’t want to wait a few years to let the buck grow into maturity. Our hats are off to those who shoot younger deer and enjoy doing it, keep it up if that excites you, that is what hunting is all about, giving God the glory for His creation and allowing you the experience. If you want to shoot a big one though, you cant shoot little ones. A 3 year old buck can grow into a good looking deer worth hanging on the wall, a 4 year old deer is where things start getting better, but here is the thing, it takes 3 to 4 years before the buck can be that old. There are too many hunters that talk like they are big buck hunters, but half way through the season they shoot a young buck because they have to fill their buck tag. Try to have the mind set to end your season without a tag filled, it takes a lot of waiting, but that is what will help you shoot a bigger one! Patience! Don’t squeeze the trigger to early, don’t sign those lease papers yet, don’t get married if something seems out of place, don’t buy that new truck until God gives you a peace and a clear answer about the matter as you seek Him through prayer. Sometimes life can seem weary, but don’t forget about God’s Word: “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Who is it that can fly high like an eagle, run without weariness, walk without fainting? Don’t make your decisions so quickly! Wait on the LORD!
Memory Verse Week 6/25/18
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.”