Have You Not Heard?

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, 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 40:28-31


The book of Isaiah is full of promises to the people of Israel concerning the Messiah and for us today as Christians concerning our spiritual lives. It is one of my favorite books in the Bible and I have found encouragement many times in the promises of God. Isaiah was a prophet whom God used greatly to admonish and exhort the people of Israel. He spoke against the sin of the nation of Israel and it neighbors but also spoke about God’s redemption for His chosen people and the rest of the world. Isaiah prophesied the Messiah’s birth, His suffering, and the price He would pay to redeem the world. To restore what was broken in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and broke the relationship between man and our Father.

In these verses, there is a question asked. Have you not known? Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard?? God Almighty does not sleep, He doesn’t get tired, He doesn’t get stressed, and He doesn’t get bored! He created all things on earth and in earth. He created the earth! His understanding is unsearchable. Who can pretend to know the mind of God? His mind is infinite. His thoughts are not our thoughts as Jeremiah said. The human mind cannot begin to grasp God’s understanding. He is the One who knows all things, sees all things, and knows every man’s heart.

Here is the awesome part of these verses – He gives power to the weak and to those who have no might He increases strength. When we are walking in God’s perfect will, and confront different situations and go through various trials, we become weak. We become tired and grow weary. Sometimes we feel that we can’t go on, that if God does not intervene and give us strength we will faint. But guess what?? God increases the strength of them that have no might! He will give you the strength to carry on, to keep going, to keep pressing and climbing that mountain. He will strengthen your faith as you receive strength from Him to continue to see the things that aren’t as though they were.

Now here’s the promise – even the youths shall faint and grow weary, and the young man shall utterly fall, 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. Praise God for His faithfulness!!!! Those who wait on the Lord – this is another one of those conditional promises I spoke about before – the promise is that our strength shall be renewed, we will mount up with wings like eagles, we will run and not be weary, we will walk and not faint. Now the condition is – if we wait – ugh!!!! That is such and ugly word for some us!! Who wants to wait in a day where everything is technologically savvy and we live in a country where people live life fast paced??? Waiting can be very difficult. But as you walk with Jesus, you will see that there are times when you will be required to wait, and if you try to rush things, it will just mess it all up and you will have to now wait longer. Waiting grows patience, character, determination, and integrity. God requires these in all of us that truly wish to serve Him. Well you might say - I can’t wait! I don’t like to wait! Or my personal favorite, I don’t have time to wait! When we attempt to rush in to things that are not in God’s timing, we will surely fail. We cannot attempt to help God with His plans for us. We must allow Him to lead us and if we have to wait, then wait we must. It may be painful at first, but the rewards are very much worth it. If we don’t wait and do things our way, then we will be like the youths who faint and grow weary and the young man who utterly falls. Let’s wait on the Lord and allow His perfect will be done in our lives. He will strengthen us and make us soar like eagles!!