Saturday after the Second Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on June 19, 2021 by under
Scripture: Isaiah 40:27-31 (NKJV)
40:27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God”?
28 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.
29 He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 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.
Devotion
To “hope” is just another way of showing faith. The Israelites’ lack of faithfulness and hope is addressed throughout the book of Isaiah. The ones who trust in or look expectantly to the Lord in faith are those who shall not be disappointed, for “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.” God the Lord is beyond the human mind’s ability to comprehend, thus we joyfully receive the wonderful blessing from Philippians 4:7 after sermons in our parishes: “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
In Isaiah 40:31 we are told the Lord will “renew”, literally “exchange.” Their weakness will give way to God’s strength. This Hebrew verb is used when speaking of changes of clothes, which can symbolize strength and beauty. Paul tells believers to clothe themselves with Christ (Rom. 13:14). Also, eagles are commonly recognized and admired for their vigor and speed. The faithful will happily march ever onward toward their promised eternal home in the holy Paradise that Christ has won and prepared for them purely by grace, made theirs through faith.
Prayer: O Lord, who never failest to help and govern those whom Thou dost bring up in Thy steadfast fear and love, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy name; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
