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A Daily Devotion for Friday, Jan 17

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Isaiah 40:30-31


Even youths grow tired and weary,

and young men stumble and fall;

but those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.


This is a reassuring and beautiful verse. Reading this, knowing we will end up with God for all eternity, one can endure much. When I was a kid, and we went on long rides in the car, I would stare out the window as we passed through acres and acres of farmland and fields. I loved to imagine myself running through them, as fast as the car was traveling, jumping over all obstacles, never having to slow down, because I didn’t get tired. I could run and run and not grow weary. I wonder if I will be able to do that in paradise? (I am no longer wondering, after this morning!)


Lord God, somehow, I have always understood what it feels like to run and not grow weary. You put that in my heart at a very young age. You have spoken to me in so many ways, and I am truly thankful. Amen


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Isaiah 40:30-31

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passages reminded me of when I joined the Navy and went off to boot camp. I thought I had ruined my life, how would I endure this awful mess I had gotten myself into?! But God carried me through it and gave me strength when I thought I had no more. I came out of it on the better side of things and it changed my life. This turned out to be one of the peaks in my timeline of faith.


Dear God, thank you for caring for me and thank you for carrying me through life’s valleys and for the joy of the peaks. You are my strength and my salvatio…

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Isaiah 40:30-31


Being a music lover and singer, I've read of the healing and comfort music offers the elderly, the ill, and the dying. When I visit my nursing home friends, I sing to them and with them. When I sit with the dying, I softly sing to them. I really feel music gets through to their soul. Some of my favorites are Jesus Loves Me (you), Surely the Spirit. . . .,and, of course, Eagles Wings. Hillside recently lost our oldest member at 103 years old. Imogene was small with a great personality and a wonderful smile. At her celebration of life this week, I sang an Anthem and at the end of the service I sang my v…


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Friday, January 17th, 2025

Isaiah 40:30-31

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lordshall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.


This verse reminds me that God does not want me to stay anxious. As a busy retired woman it tells me  that sometimes I need to just rest and meditate on the Lord. It’s not about how much I can do, but rather it’s about how much God can do. It’s  true, there are things that only God can do. It also reminds me that even youths grow weak and…


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Tom
Jan 17

Isaiah 40:30-31

There are times when a renewal of strength is the only way to endure a given situation. We all reach the limits of our strength at some point, but those who hope in the Lord can find the little extra needed to overcome. Victory may be by the narrowest of margins but battle won, one feels like a soaring eagle. We all go through peaks and valleys, but heading into life’s daily battles without hope in the Lord is unthinkable to me. Every follower of Jesus is called to demonstrate the power of hope in the Lord to those who do not know Him. Our endurance in the valleys is an excellent way to do just that.


Prayer…


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