02/17/2026
The Strength of Waiting
Isaiah 40:27-31
“O Israel, how can you say the LORD does not see your troubles? How can you say God refuses to hear your case? Have you never heard or understood? Don’t you know that the LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up. But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint” Isaiah 40:27-31 (NLT).
We cannot begin to understand God, and yet how quickly do we accuse Him of abandoning us, of not hearing our cries, of not answering our prayers? Just like Israel, we doubt God and His promises, and, just like He did with Israel, God comes through time and time again.
Verse 31, one of my favorite verses in the Bible, makes two things clear. First, and most obvious, God will give us the strength to pull through. We will, if we trust fully in God, be victorious. The second point is perhaps a bit more difficult; it really puts our faith to the test. It says, “But those who WAIT on the Lord will find new strength.” We often forget that God calls us to wait on His perfect timing, and His timing is always perfect—always! Sometimes the wait is long and difficult, painful even; but in those dark times of waiting, we need to hold onto the promise that through it all—the trials, the pains, the sorrows, the struggles, and yes, the waiting—God will give us the strength to be victorious.
