Dear Young Christian:
“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).
This is one of my favorite verses from the Bible. On the one hand it shows that natural energy, even of youth, isn’t enough to meet the situations of life and the attacks of the enemy, Satan. But on the other hand, it shows that there is no lack of power to rise above the difficulties, run with spiritual energy, and walk in the path of faith through this wicked world.
The Apostle Paul records a similar truth when he says, “When I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). And, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13). Let’s go forth this week with the realization that, in Christ, we have everything we need to get us through no matter what we have to face.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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