Soaring by Arkimberly Jiles

 

“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:30-31 KJV

 

In a panic stricken world we find a lot of people growing weary in waiting on God. There are those who have been in the faith for years that seem to be getting antsy and wondering if God is truly coming back. While on the other hand we have young people who struggle with the thought of wondering if God is really real. Chaos, death and uncertainty seem to fuel this blazing fire of confusion. Is God really going to make my situation better? Am I really going to come out on top? Is he really a God of his promises?  These are questions that plague the minds and hearts of many today. Although it doesn’t seem like anything good will happen, I’m here to encourage you that change is going to happen for you. 

 

The ever increasing spirit of fear and anxiety has caused believers and unbelievers alike to doubt whether anything good is going to come out of this situation that we are facing. Maybe you’ve lost a loved one as a result of COVID-19 or maybe you’re suffering financially because of the pandemic; whatever your reason for worrying I’m here to encourage you that God will deliver. The Bible is our road map for this journey called life and in it we find a number of stories that have happened previously to give us faith for what can and will happen. I’m reminded of a story of the children of Israel while in Egypt. A panic stricken, oppressed and mistreated nation much like we see today. The Israelites cried out to God for the chance to be delivered from their oppressor, they cried out to God because they were tired of being treated unjustly. They cried out to God because they needed to be rescued from the place that they were currently in. And although we are referring to a dated yet very truthful story in the Bible, may I suggest to you that we are also in need of that same rescuing hand of grace today. We live in a world where everything is subject to change, nothing is guaranteed and you just aren’t sure what the next day will bring. The children of Israel may have been in Egypt physically, but may I suggest we are dealing with this same Egyptian spirit in 2020. This Egyptian spirit of oppression, depression, poverty and ill treatment has caused us to be just as the children of Israel; in need of a savior. 

 

The good thing about our present condition is that we are able to go boldly before the throne of grace and obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need according to Hebrews 4:16. Who or what is a throne? I’m glad you asked, Jesus Christ is our throne, we are able to go to him in prayer 24/7 and make our request known. Your request for healing, your request for deliverance, whatever your request may be you can take it to him. I know you’re familiar with the other gods that some go to for help but I’m here to encourage you to go to the one true and living God, Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. It’s very easy to get frustrated, aggravated and even become intimidated by all that’s going on in the world. Many become weary very easily and God knew this would be, which is why he gave us a solution. “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.” No matter how dark the situation looks, no matter how long the situation has been going on; we are bound to have Victory in Jesus if we wait on him. He promised to renew our strength for the journey. Granted, I know the pain felt is real and I know the situation seems to be endless but what looks impossible to man is certainly possible with God. Keep trusting in God because he won’t let you down, in fact we let him down when we don’t believe in him. 

 

Expect the great. 

 

I often like to refer to Mathew 6:33 as well. A very familiar passage of scripture that tells us to, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” This scripture once again points us in the direction that we should go while waiting for everything around us to turn around. If we seek God who can change everything around us instead of seeking to change everything on our own we will be victorious and we’ll find that we’ve used less energy in trying to fix it all ourselves. So during this troubled time, don’t grow WEARY, grow STRONGER. Take this time to put all of your hope and trust in God. You’ve tried everything else and it has failed. Try Jesus and see if he won’t help you in your time of need. “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.” It’s time to get your wings and take flight!