In Isaiah, chapter forty, verse thirty-one, “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.” This historical verse is actually a worship song sung by many believers in the presence of God today.
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
Teach me Lord, teach me Lord, how to wait.
The last line of this song is the only addition that has been added to go with that Bible verse to complete this famous song. However, waiting is the difference between victorious believers and those who are not. To wait upon the Lord is to trust Him fully with our lives. It involves looking to Him as our source of help and grace in the time of need, as in Psalm twenty-five, verses three to five, chapter twenty-seven, verse fourteen, and Luke two, verse twenty-five, and verses thirty-six through thirty-eight, respectively.
Those who wait upon the Lord are promised the strength of God to revive them in the midst of exhaustion and weakness, of suffering and trial, the ability to rise above their difficulties like an eagle that soars into the sky, and the ability to run spiritually without tiring and to walk steadily forward without fainting at God’s delays.
God promises that if His people will patiently trust Him, He will provide whatever is needed to sustain them constantly, as in First Peter one, verse five. “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.” Yes, the Lord is coming.