” But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again.
They will rise up as an eagle in the sky;
they will run and not need rest;
they will walk and not become tired.”
Isaiah 40:31
To ‘renew’ your strength carries the idea of change– just as if you would change your clothes to go somewhere special. The NCV translates this to “become strong again.” I trade the clothes of weak patheticness, and wear intended strength that He gives. God fully intends that we put on His greatness when we come before Him.
He does not want us to merely have a ‘changed life,’ but He really wants us to have an ‘exchanged life.’ He doesn’t intend to better us. But He insists on exchanging His life for ours. A trade if you will– the ugly for the pure, and the black for the white. He absorbs our sin, and He gives us His righteousness. We give Him desperate weakness, and He gives us an awesome strength.
But there is a time thing. We will need to wait. The transaction has already taken place. It all has been transferred to your account. Our waiting will never be too long. The ultimate end will happen. Until then, we must trust and obey, in anticipation of a wonderful thing. We will not, or never be– ashamed.
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