Total Necessity

Familiar verses, but I had never thought of this contrast before. An eternal, all-powerful, Creator God who is totally other, and yet imparts to me supernatural power and strength to run the race of life and walk uprightly (not faint) down the narrow path if I will wait upon Him. Amazing God!

The words of the song "Draw me close" comes to mind:
"Your're all I want, You're all I ever needed
Your're all I want, help me know you are near"
and those of the timeless hymns:
"Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer Blessed Lord" and "I need Thee, O I need Thee"
This morning, I am reminded of just how big and awesome my God is and yet how much He cares for me...
With the many challenges ahead for my family and I this year, I began asking the Lord for a closer walk with Him for 2012.. So far, the journey has been just great.

There are times in our lives when we become weary and feel overwhelmed becuase of difficult situations we are facing. This passage reminds me that in in such times I can depend on an all sufficient God to provide me with the strength I need to overcome these situations and to persevere

The thing I think about is verse 31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. I think of having a relationship with God. How do we learn to trust in the Lord. I know for me it was with the help of waking with others that where following the Lord. It was me doing a Bible study with others, talking and sharing life with others. Having a growing relationship with God is amazing!!

The God who caused all things to come into existence through His word, the One who is above all things in splendor and majesty, yet He comes to those who obey Him and come to Him daily. What an awesome God! The One who controls all things promises strength for the journey of those weak ones like me upon His earth who He created and sustains. I am awed that He cares.

I so totally needed this today. I just looked in the mirror this morning and realized how awful I'm looking. This is one of those seasons when sleep is precious (our youngest of 6 all under 10 is just 2 months old) but I've also been fighting a horrible head cold this week that's got me down. I'm definitely "him who has no might" today. But that's okay because "He does not faint or grow weary" (that phrase stood out to me today) and to me he will "[increase] strength" today. He is always just what we need. He will give me the strength and wisdom to do all he has for me today; to be the wife my husband needs, the mother and teacher my children need and for me, too, to have abundant life in Him. Thank you, God!

I think it's more telling what these verses reveal about me than what they reveal about the Lord. It's obvious, by these verses, that the writer is telling us the Lord is the source of our strength. What challenged me is vs 28 where the writer asks the questions "Don't you know?" "haven't you heard?" Isn't it just like us that for whatever reason we have to be reminded that the Lord is the source of our strength & our help.When trials come our way, we as humans,often forget this and instinctively try to handle the issue under our own power.We should instead, instinctively turn to God the moment the trial arises. Help me Lord to be more dependent on you & less dependent on me.I shouldn't have to be reminded.

It let's me know that no matter how bad my misfortune seems, or how tired I get of trying, the Lord will give me the strength to perservere.

Hi Tami,
For me, I could be setting down somewhere and not even be tuned into God, how easy it is to loose those little opportunities of grace.

I really needed to read this passage today. I know today and many days I just feel so tired and weary. I have been fighting some unknown health issues and at times am just so weary. It's great to read passages like this in God's word, its like getting a shot of medicine but much needed medicine. I know it really gives me strength and incourgement. I have made it a habit when I am feeling down or not feeling well to go to God's word and read passages that gives us strength. Praise God we have his word to give us joy and peace and strength.

These verses show me that God is everything. He provides whatever I/we need, whenever we need it (not when WE think, but when He knows we need it), and that there is nothing that is beyond His grasp. Most important, HE PROVIDES HIMSELF! Praise God! He isn't untouchable. He isn't a stranger. He is our Father who loves us more than we can imagine.

I am struggling with the recent loss of my mother. In those times when the grief is unbearable, He will lift me up, give me strength and comfort I need. He allows us to go through things, but it's not always about us. He's our strength. He's the wheel in the middle of a wheel. I could not live without Him. I've tried in the past and failed!

To me the use of the picture of the eagles is a word-picture that sums up the message of this passage beautifully--and, in reality, there's more than one picture to be found here.

We often miss one of them, as we're not familiar with the thoughts and traditions that people in Biblical times passed on about eagles (that have since been proven false). I didn't know about it, myself, until I looked a bit deeper at the passage today, in fact. But, both thoughts provide a great summary of the passage.

In these O.T. times, it was believed that every ten years an eagle would fly as close as it could to the sun, and when it couldn't bear the heat any longer, it would plunge into the sea, lose its old feathers, and gain new ones. With the new feathers came new youth and new strength, so an eagle, they believed, could live to be up to 100 years old.

So, when we trust in the Lord, the passage says, we will "put forth fresh feathers," so to speak. It's the same idea that David probably had when writing Psalm 103:5, which speaks of our youth being renewed like the eagle's.

Of course, we know that none of that is scientifically sound. But, that which is scientifically sound is just as great a picture.

An eagle soars seemingly effortlessly in the skies, carried aloft by the wind currents. It doesn't flap its wings nearly as much as other birds do to stay in the sky. It's relying on the strength of the wind or thermals, not on its own strength.

The reason why it does so is because it would require a massive amount of energy and strength for an eagle to maintain flapping flight, as massive as it is. Using the strength of the wind or thermals to soar and glide is far more efficient and makes much more sense.

So, it's God's strength that refreshes and renews us, that keeps us aloft and moving in this world. If we're the ones who are to mount up with wings like eagles, then He's the wind beneath our wings...

...someone should write a song about that. :-)

I loved reading that God's UNDERSTANDING is unsearchable, not just knowledge - His omniscience is dumbfounding - but He UNDRSTANDS it all, too. I can quote a complicated math formula and yet have no comprehension of its meaning or application. God knows and understands all.....

Isaiah 40:28-31 teaches me to hold on to God's promises to His people...that includes all believers...and He will give us endurance to look forward to His promises.

I am going through a really tough time right now. These verses give me the faith to believe that God is in control and the hope that there are better days ahead. I don't know how people who do not believe in God get through the tough times.

All I can say is: I Need HIM (God)!

Yes, I "so" need God as well as I continue to travel donw the road in front of me. Tough decisions, although nerve-wracking, still more tolerable since God through Jesus' Spirit is "always" with me as promised. I praise Him this morning.

I absolutely love this, God is so ever loving and powerful! When I am tired and dont think that I cannot move one more step, I think that through Gods love, I will not be weary.