28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:31 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. - from Isaiah 40:28-31
Everlasting God is one of my favorite Gospel songs. I love how it reminds me constantly of God’s promise that He is almighty and powerful. I’m comforted in a way that I know whatever I’m going through, He will be with me and give me enough strength to push through.
Waiting upon the Lord does not mean to just passively sit around waiting for a sudden boost of energy from God. It takes effort from us to seek Him wholeheartedly, recognizing and remembering that we are weak on our own. To receive new strength from the everlasting God is to release our own human and weak strength.
Renew means to make (something) new, fresh, or strong again, to begin (something) again especially with more force or enthusiasm. We are after all still human beings (grows weary and faint) and we tend to go back to relying on our own strength from time to time. The need for trusting and relying on the constant renewal of strength (physical or spiritual) from God is essential in living a Christian life of endurance.
May we always be comforted that as we wait on the everlasting God, He shall sustain us with enough strength to soar above our circumstances like eagles, to run the race as faithful servants and sojourners in spite of physical and spiritual exhaustion, and lastly to walk in His ways faithfully.
Did you know that Everlasting God, a famous award winning song, is also an amazing life testimony of Brenton Brown and his wife Jude. They were diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when he wrote this song, and it was largely based on Isaiah 40:28-31.