What should the following sentence mean to you, a tired, overworked person?
“They shall mount up with wings as eagles.”
First, realize that God specializes in people like you. The pages of the Bible are chock full of stories about people who were, in themselves, at the bottom of the pile as far as personal strength was concerned. God is honored in showing strength through weakness.
Moses was such a man. At first, he was an eloquent young leader in Egypt, but when he escaped as a fugitive from the Pharoah to Midian, he became a lowly shepherd. He smelled sheep dung for 40 years in the desert, listening to little but himself. That is, listening to little until God spoke to him. Now 80 years old, with his treads worn thin and his face bronzed and dry from decades of harsh sunlight, he is commissioned by God to do the task of 20 men. He mounted up like an eagle for the task, and God made him the greatest leader of the Old Testament. Though reluctant because he did not speak Hebrew well, he was willing to do God’s bidding, even if it seemed impossible. God made him weak that he might become strong.
They that wait upon 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)
So, be encouraged. The task is not too daunting for those who want to serve Him. Your wings are not clipped as you thought, your legs are not putty—you can do His will if only you want to. Watch for His signals eagerly. Wait on Him as if it were all that is important in life. Let God do the rest.
~Jim Elliff
