SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES
Isaiah 40
Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
We should note that the context of Isaiah 40 is Israel. It is a prophecy of comfort and a promise of deliverance. We should therefore be careful and not use it like a “get out of jail” card to apply in all sorts of situations we may find ourselves in.
Having said that, especially in the latter half, the prophecy makes pertinent challenges: Who do you think God is? Who is his equal in your sight? Is he unresponsive and unaware like an idol who needs man to shape it and look after it?
How do you think he regards you? Or even others? Is he so busy over matters of great import? Are you so small and insignificant that he fails to notice you? Does he not know what he is doing? Does he not know what to do?
However you may answer these questions, Isaiah tells us that God is much more than we can imagine or think. He is no one’s servant but neither is he unaware of all that happens in his domain. His capacity is inexhaustible and his understanding is unfathomable.
God wants us to have a relationship with the real Him and not some idea in our heads or some idol in our hearts and when we begin to learn to be honest in our regard of him and in our dealings with him then even in our weakness we will know the God of inexhaustible resources in our lives.
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”