Does your life reflect your hope?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©

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 40:31 (NIV))

We have been told in other Scripture passages that we would face troubles. We have been told that there would be people who would faint from the things that they would face. Ezekiel wrote about Babylon coming against Israel and what would happen.

And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every leg will be wet with urine.’ It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
(Ezekiel 21:7 (NIV))

We aren’t yet to the point that Luke writes of, but the description is of something that we don’t want to see.

People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
(Luke 21:26 (NIV))

We are facing worldwide troubles. I am certain that some people are in a state of panic and could very easily faint from fear. Others have a peace that passes understanding. We have a hope that brings about a renewed faith even in the face of adversity.

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
(Jeremiah 31:25 (NIV))

I love how the Lord tells us to place our hope in Him, and that He will give us strength so that we don’t grow faint. I did a search for the word “faint,” and I found that thirty-five of the returned passages in one translation are in the Old Testament. I find it interesting that the only passage that is in the New Testament in this translation is Luke 21:26. I love how after Jesus came to the earth to bring us hope and salvation, the only reference to fainting is of a future event and those who are fainting are those who do not know Jesus!

Do you know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior? Do you place your hope in Jesus as Lord?

Does your life reflect your hope?

Copyright 1998 – 2020 Dennis J. Smock
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Lord, renew my strength!

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

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 (NIV))

This passage has come to mind many times recently. It has become my second life verse behind Psalm 46:10a, “Be still and know that I am God.” I rely on the Lord to renew my strength on a daily basis for I am weary beyond belief. I trust in the Lord to lift me up even in the midst of the troubles of this world, and there are a multitude of troubles.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
(John 6:33 (NIV))

My weariness is deep inside. It is a weariness of the soul. I see the things of this world and it breaks my heart to see so many who are lost in the lies of the enemy. I am utterly saddened to see that there is no moral compass in the lives of way too many people. I am weary from the heartache. I am weary from the continual downward spiral that the world is taking.

There is only one thing that overcomes this weariness. There is only one place where I put my trust. I lift my heart, I lift my eyes, I lift my voice to heaven and my spirit cries out to the Lord of all creation. My spirit is weary, but it is not a weariness that is beyond hope, for my hope is placed in Jesus. I am torn in my weariness. I long to see Jesus, yet, I want to see everyone come to a saving knowledge of Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. I long to mount up with wings like eagles, yet I am burdened by the view of those who are lost below.

Lord, renew my strength. Give me wisdom. Give me a heart like yours!

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