The Lord will give you strength

Isaiah 40:27 KJV 1900

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, And my judgment is passed over from my God?

The Lord is asking why are you (Jacob = God’s people) asking these questions

My way his hid, my judgment is passed over . . . in other words

God does not see my troubles?

I am being mistreated and nothing is being done about it?

when you are going through it is tempting to ask God questions just like these

God, Do you not see all the troubles I’m facing?

hardships, struggles, problems, trials

Why are you letting people get away with treating me so bad?

just dogging me, lying on me,

mistreating me and acting like they are the victim

getting away with it and doing well?

Are you paying attention? I thought you were supposed to back up righteousness, justice

Well, God answers your questions with his own questions

Isaiah 40:28 KJV 1900

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.

but don’t you know? haven’t you heard?

didn’t they teach you at church that

I am the everlasting God - I am not limited by time

I’ve seen everything thing that is happening to you -

every: year, month, week, day, hour, second, moment time

I know what’s going on!

the creator of the ends of the earth - i am not limited by space

not only do I see every moment, but I also see every moment, everywhere

nothing escapes my notice, I see your troubles . . .

in the country or in the city

in the suburb or in the hood

at the house or at the job

in public or in private

it doesn’t matter if people are doing evil against you

in your face or behind your back

though in-person conversation or phone call

through email or text message

down to the rolling of the eyes

see every personal attacks, I see systemic attacks

it doesn’t matter where the trouble comes from, I know everything that happens on my earth

So again, I know what’s going on!

And I never grow faint or weary - I am not limited by power

I don’t get faint and slip up every now and then, and miss something

I don’t get weary and have days where I’m not 100%, and my decisions are slightly off

my power is not weakening over the years, I still have same power

creation power in Genesis

Red Sea power with Moses

Sun stay still power with Joshua

David defeat Goliath power

Daniel in the Lion’s den power

Three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace power

Resurrection power

I am on point every time, everywhere

And no one can measure the depths of my understanding - i am not limited by knowledge

I am the all wise God and I have it all worked out

I’m on the case!

you problem, your situation . . . .it’s handled!

it’s just that my plans, and my strategies, my timing, my actions are on such a deep level . . . that you couldn’t understand it

you are left with trusting me

so just remember this with what you are facing

Isaiah 40:29 KJV 1900

29 He giveth power to the faint; And to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

in other words, I give power to the weak

and I give power to the powerless

when I am weak then he is strong

in other words, remember and trust that God will step in and help me

So when someone said, “He may not come when you want him, but he’s on time” . . . . remember that’s true

and when someone said, “He’s got the whole world in his hands . . . remember that’s true

and when someone else said, “ain’t nothing too hard for my God . . . that’s true

and when grandmamma said “relax baby, God knows what he’s doing” . . . that’s true

understand and appreciate that he will empower you, he will strengthen you

if you can get that

then though you can’t SEE your way, you know WHO to look to

though you don’t know which way to turn, you know WHO to turn to

though you run out of resources, you know WHO IS your source

because he gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless

Isaiah 40:30 KJV 1900

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall:

This life is rough

the road is tough

there are so many obstacles, hills, mountains, valleys, and unexpected twists and turns

that the strongest of you will get tired, faint, exhausted, worn out, beaten down

in life, even the best of us will get to a point where they can’t go on

even the smartest of us will get to a point where they can’t go on

wisest can’t make it

most talented can’t do it

Isaiah 40:31 KJV 1900

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.

wait on the Lord . . . when you wait on someone, that means you trust them to come through, make away, turn it around, fix it

and it is an enduring wait, trust, faith . . . more than a minute, not a give up quick faith, not a deadline faith

but a “God’s gonna do it” wait

Those who trust God like that will get their strength renewed

get some new strength, extra strength, divine strength . . . and this strength encompasses whatever is needed

new help, extra help, divine help

new power, extra power, divine power

new favor, extra favor, divine favor

wisdom, peace, joy

how much strength? power? help?

Depending on the situation, sometimes he will give . . . .

enough strength to mount up with wings like eagles

more than just to get by, enough to soar like an eagle

strength to take things to a whole new level

strength to get to a higher place

sometimes he will give enough strength to run and not grow weary

running requires a lot of effort . . . so enough strength for the exceptional demands of life, the big problems of life, the giant hurdles of life, biggest challenges, stuff is urgent, and you must run

and sometimes God will give you enough strength to walk and not faint

strength for the daily grind

strength for the everyday and constant pressures of life

job, children, spouse, bills

strength to stay with it and not give up

you will be able to handle things that have worn others out a long time ago

you will be able to accomplish things when others fell by the wayside

people will wonder how do you keep going - “The Lord gave me to walk and not faint”

don’t overlook or underestimate the power of just “keep walking”

and what is awesome, is that we see these three play out in the life of Jesus, our example

Jesus - soar, run, walk

First, Jesus trusted in the Father, and waited 30 years before God the Father really began to work through him

and he soared - miracles, healings, feed 5,000 . . . super popular, they tried to force him to become king . . . he was soaring

But then he had to run - it got rough, people liked the miracles, but didn’t always like what he was saying, people turned on him, church leaders tried to trap him, a large group of disciples left him . . . but he rain on

but then he needed strength to walk - betrayed, beat, whipped, mocked, had to carry a cross to Calvary, and the Father sent Simon of Cyrene to help him carry the cross so that he could keep on walking

and though every step, minute, moment brought suffering, he kept on keeping on

And then he died, and just like our scripture

it seemed that his way was hid from the Lord

God did not see his trouble

God did not pronounce judgment on his wicked enemies

God let those against him rejoice

and all seemed lost . . . are you in a situation that all seems lost?

remember, there is no searching God’s understanding . . . you just have to wait . . . trust and wait

God was on the case

everything was handled

Jesus just had to wait until the 3rd day!

and on the third day he rose, with all power . . . now that’s some renewed strength!!!!

So the encouragement is that God knows, God sees, God is top of everything, and God has a handle on everything

don’t worry about God’s job

just do your job and trust in him, put your hope in him, in these times keep having faith . . . and he will give you the strength that you need

Strength to soar like never before

strength to run and overcome

strength to walk and handle the daily grind of life

ever Waiting for food at resturant?

you have expectation - you expect it to come

the longer you wait, the more expectation (I think that’s my order)

if you wait long enough, you eventually start to doubt

forgot my order, misplaced it, gave it to someone else

stomach rumbling . . . feel you can’t make it

but if finally comes out, but you are all upset that everything took so long

manager apologizes . . . meals on me, free desert

whole attitude changes . . that was worth the wait

same with God! it will be worth the wait!

they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength!