It was a glorious evening. We were sitting in our city park enjoying a band serenading us from the town gazebo. As we were watching a little guy about four years old came running by going full steam. There were bigger children chasing him but he need not worry. When one got close he suddenly veered off to the side only to leave them going the wrong way. Soon the older children tired and lost interest but that did not slow him down. For almost two hours that little guy stayed in high gear. He was never out of breath. He was just running and running and running. He could have been the model for the Eveready Energizer Bunny. He kept going and going.
How could I not think of Isaiah 40:30-31, “Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” Isaiah obviously never saw our little guy in the park. He never grew weary. I have to admit I was so very envious of his seeming endless supply of power. I wonder if he will grow up to be one of those ultra-marathon runners that go 100 kilometers or even the uber runners that do 100 mile races?
Don’t you love that promise in Isaiah? Those who wait on the Lord will run and not get tired. They will soar like eagles. It’s one of the gifts we will get. It comes as standard equipment with the new bodies promised to us in I Corinthians 15.
Written by Roger Bothwell on Sept. 18, 2015
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