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Meditation 4.5
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On Saturdays, we consider a passage of Scripture:
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for 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.
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I especially needed this, “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength,” this morning!
The Lord has promised, and he will do what he promises. And his grace is always sufficient, even for facing 30+ hours without my husband at the end of a rough week.
Thanks Lynn, I needed this, too.
This morning, I’m unnerved—which is a terrible state of being.
Contrast that with God’s steadfast, unsearchable strength, coupled with the fact that he is for me not against me, and you get rest and encouragement.
(PS. Make it Man’s advice to me once is coming back to me, eat dried apricots. It helped to feel physically calmer.)
This year’s theme for the Assemblies of God is “Jesus is More than Enough”, which, of course, comes from the scripture that says God’s grace is sufficient.
Waiting on the Lord - The word “wait”, used in the Bible for waiting on God, carries with it the concept of expectation & hope, not merely twiddling our thumbs & tapping our toes wondering when He’ll show up.
When we wait on the Lord, expecting & hoping, we know He will show up in His good time, & that He is working in our lives & situations, even when we don’t see any change.
I needed this too. It has been a lonely, sad week–too many people I love in tough situations, too many months of being alone too much, too many projects that I’m working on without any money for them.
I’ve been realizing I need to get my focus off myself and back onto God. Even in sad times, when I get my eyes off myself, life is sweet. But going around like Oscar the Grouch (or Eeyore) doesn’t help anyone, even myself.
I like this passage. It reminds me I am not alone. In this 21st Century rush-around climate, we have forgotten the goodness of sitting still and waiting on God. I am reminded of Psalm 43.10: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Also, my favorite Psalm, the 121st (v. 6 applies here): “The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night” i.e.- he will not let us faint while serving him. Could the idea in Isaiah 40 of “wait” also mean “serve”?
In Exodus 19:4 God tells Moses to tell the Israelites, “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” He then reminds them to obey him.
In Deuteronomy 32:10-12, God again uses the imagery of an eagle. He teaches Moses a song to teach the Israelites so that they will remember what God has done for them. Then he tells them in this song that they will not obey him! I wonder what they thought when they sang this song?
It is interesting how God took every day things and made visual pictures for his people. How we also need these reminders of God’s work in our lives! How easily we forget and are led off track by the smallest things.
Looks like now at long last we can safely pry Charlton Heston’s pistols and rifles from his cold dead hands.
I recall reading his tribute to Ronald Reagan on the occasion of the latter’s passing. He had been a Reagan doubter when RR first ran for president of the SAG to which Heston and other Hollywood studio contract actors belonged. Heston’s tribute was great but I recall most the article’s title: He was My President Long Before He Became Yours