📖 “He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength… 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 40:29, 31
Sometimes God’s greatest gift isn’t the soaring of eagle’s wings, but the unseen endurance of one more step. Verse 29 reminds us that He gives strength when we have none — He doesn’t ask us to muster it up ourselves. Verse 31 carries the promise that those who wait (Hebrew qavah — to entwine, to hope expectantly) are renewed.
The soaring of eagles is glorious, but the walking without fainting is holy. It’s the daily journey (halak in Hebrew — to live, to walk a way of life), where God’s strength shows up in small, steady steps. Not in striving, but in simply continuing.
For me, this may look like leaning on my husband’s support, finding comfort in my sons’ love, or being upheld by the prayers of a close friend. It is the Holy Spirit multiplying what little I have into more than enough. Every step forward becomes a quiet miracle — a testimony that I am not alone.
Reflection:
• Where in your life right now do you most need strength just to keep walking 🤔
• How have you experienced verse 29 — God increasing your strength when you had none 🤔
• Which speaks more to your current season: soaring, running, or walking? Why 🤔
Life Application:
Affirmation:
Creative Prompt:
Create a visual prayer path. Draw a line across a page to represent your journey. Along it, write short phrases or symbols of times when you felt weak (v29) and God gave you strength, and times when He enabled you to walk without fainting (v31). Notice the thread of His faithfulness woven through.
Closing Prayer:
Father, thank You for being the One who gives power to the weak and strength to the weary. Thank You that Your renewal is not only for soaring seasons, but also for the steady walking of hard days. Teach me to entwine my life with Yours, to wait with hope, and to keep moving forward in Your strength. May every step I take testify to Your faithfulness.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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