Daily Devotional

October 11th 2025

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SATURDAY

[God] doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch His breath. And [God] knows everything, inside and out. [God] energizes those who get tired, gives fresh strength to dropouts. For even young people tire and drop out, young folk in their prime stumble and fall. But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, they run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind. —Isaiah 40:29-31 (MSG)

In earlier verses, the Prophet contrasted God with idols of that time: “So—who is like Me? Who holds a candle to Me?” says The Holy (Isaiah 40:25). The question is intended to be rhetorical, and the answer is obvious—no idol is equal to God. We have idols and false gods today—wealth, power, influence, academic and technological endeavor, etc. But our God remains far superior to any of them in holiness and power.
Now, the Prophet climaxes his point by contrasting God with the best of masculine virility. In these verses, he stresses the inadequacy of human power for the long distances of history and the circumstances of life. This leads to a call to his listeners to participate in God’s processes to experience transformation.
The call to wait is not a call to be still. Rather, it is a call to render service to God. Those who maintain their hope in God and serve Him despite present circumstances, will receive fresh strength.
The composite images of verse 31 (wings like eagles, unwearied feet, boundless stamina) invoke that of a winged animal with a human head from several ancient Near Eastern cultures. These hybrid creatures represent strength and power—but they fail without divine transformation. But in God, the weak, the faint, the despairing and doubting get a makeover. God’s creating power can transform human ability to deal with the terrain of their new circumstances.
Because of who God is, God is capable of giving us power. Our distresses may cause us to faint, but God will not; God will give us His power to strengthen and sustain us. God’s assurance is that, if we trust in and rely on God, we will be able to serve God once again and not be weary until the task is done. That’s good news!

PRAYER: Thank You, Lord, for being the One and Only! We declare our agreement with Your Word—there is none like You! As we go today, redouble our desire to experience the transformation that accompanies our surrender to You. In Christ’s name, we pray. AMEN!

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