Today's Meditation
Read Isaiah 40:28-31
28Have you not known? Have you not heard? 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. 29He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31but those 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.
Today I'm departing from the daily common lectionary to offer this passage from Isaiah. It is a passage of comfort and assurance of God's help. The chapter begins with the line, "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God." It is from this chapter that John the Baptist recalls when he prepared the people for the coming of the Lord, "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all the people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
Isaiah Chapter 40 is one of the most majestic chapters in all of scripture, in my opinion. In every movie of down and out players, there is the siren song to action, the battle cry to rally the troops and win the day; it is "The Speech". You recognize it immediately, when the leader of that particular band of bedraggled soldiers gathers them in and gives them the pep talk they need. It gives them (us) the strength they need in the face of adversity.
This morning I dedicate today's meditation to my amazing and wonderful sister, Joy, and to all those who have ever battled a life threatening illness or cancer. You are warriors. You may not have chosen this particular battle, but it is yours. With God renewing your strength each day, take it, mount up with wings like eagles and soar.
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