Scripture

Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall into exhaustion. Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Observation

God calls for comfort for Jerusalem. Her sad days are gone, and her sins are pardoned.

Someone calls in the wilderness for a highway to be built through the wasteland.

The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of the Lord stands forever.

There is no equal to the Lord. He measures the heavens and the earth. Can we even supply an offering that is worthy of Him? God stands above the earth. He created the stars and calls them by name.

God gives power to the weak. Even young men become weak and tired, but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength.

Application

When we feel that we have done all that we can do, and still the world is imploding on us, it is time to stop and wait on the lord.

The NLT translates the word as “trust”, but other translations use “wait. ” The sense is the same. We need to trust that God is going to resolve the issues and that needs us to wait.

Waiting in this sense does not mean pacing up and down, stewing stewing and saying, “Why doesn’t God do something?” No, waiting means that we can be calm and patient because we know that God is way bigger than our problems.

To God, the whole earth is like a grain of sand. My problems are big to me, but tiny to the lord.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for the knowledge that I can put my trust in you. Please help me to wait in confidence and in peace. Amen.