OUR YOUTH AND STRENGTH CAN BE RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE’S
I’ve been very blessed with generally good health, and a
lot of my strength and youthfulness I attribute to praying Psalm 103:5 every
morning. It says: “He satisfies my mouth with good things so that my youth is
renewed like the eagles.”
As the eagle goes through the different stages of its
life, molting takes place, and the new feathers are graciously provided. God
created a way for this majestic bird to grow the necessary new, beautiful
feathers as it matures. We need the same thing: brand-new feathers to keep us
youthful and strong as we also mature.
This scripture is not only talking about God providing
good physical food we can eat that can renew our youthfulness, but even more
important is the bread of life God’s given us to eat—His living Word. As we embrace
the truths of the Bible into our hearts and as we speak them out of our mouth,
we get new insight, answers that weren’t there before, fresh understanding, and
youthful excitement.
I don’t know about you, but with everything that’s going
on in the world right now, I feel a little faint-hearted, a little weary. But
just a few minutes ago, I saw this section of scripture, and I was literally
renewed and strengthened in my mind.
Isaiah 40:29-32 says: “He giveth power to the faint; and
to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall
faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 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.”
I believe that taking delight in God’s Word, both the
written Word and the awesomeness of the Lord’s presence in our everyday lives,
keeps us strong, and our youth can be renewed like the eagle’s. We must believe
that what God says is greater than what we experience in the physical world.
God’s truths take us out of the five-senses worldly “evidence,” and into His
true reality. We must feed ourselves God’s food and drink the water Jesus
offered the Samaritan woman in John 4:
“Jesus answered and said unto her, ‘If thou knewest the
gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest
have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Whosoever
drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water
that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into
everlasting life’” (John 4:10 and 14).
Take the time today to pick up your Bible and read Isaiah
40 from God’s Word. It’s only 31 verses. I know it will bless you. Cling to
God. Today, our Lord is encouraging us to rise up like eagles, and we CAN do
it!
Love, Carolyn
I have published two Spiritual Workbooks and am working
on number three. They are designed to help Christians grow in spiritual
understanding and practical application. These books are packed with 52 short
true narratives (one for each week of a year) to inspire and enhance your
spiritual growth.
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