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God's Kind of Strength

They shall walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40:31

 

Never in histiory have the nations of the world possessed so many lethal armaments, so many ways to bring death and destruction to the human race. Some of our most brilliant minds spend their entire lives developing new and more sophisticated ways to destroy life.

But have all our weapons brought us lasting security? On the contrary. If anything, they have made the world less secure. At any one time at least thirty wars rage in various parts of the world, in addition to countless instances of civil unrest. I am reminded of the false prophets of Jeremiah's day: 

                "Peace, peace: when there is no peace" (Jeremiah 8:11).

In the midst of an uncertain and threatening world, however, we can have peace. It comes from putting our trust in the living God. Isaiah's words--written in a time of great upheaval--still speak to us today: "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" (Isaiah 40:31).

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.