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prophet Isaiah tells us God '...energises those who get tired, gives
fresh strength to drop-outs. For even young people tire...folk in their
prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don't get
tired, they walk and don't lag behind' (vv. 29-31 TM). When an eagle is
on the ground it's vulnerable to attack by predators like snakes and
wolves. On terra firma its surroundings are a fixed reality the eagle
can't change. So what does it do? It rises above them! From the air,
everything looks different. The eagle's altitude transforms its
attitude--and that can happen for you too. '...Those who wait upon God
get fresh strength...' Here are two illustrations of what it means to
wait upon God: 1) Like a wide-winged eagle waiting for a thermal current
to carry it heavenward, you must stay in God's presence with your heart
attuned to Him. Do you have duties and demands? Yes, but none as
important as this. Why? Because you understand that if you don't get
into God's presence and stay there until He refreshes and restores you,
you won't make it. 2) Like an attentive waiter at a fine restaurant,
whose only aim is to please, you wait on God, sensitive to His voice and
surrendered to His will. Have the pressures of life left you drained?
Watching television may entertain you for a while, but it won't restore
what life takes out of you. Only God can do that, so learn to 'wait' on
God.
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