There is a popular energy drink that has the tag line that it “ gives you wings ”. Now this isn’t as literal as the cartoon ad makes it to be, but the idea is that it will lift you up for a bit. While an energy drink may give you a boost for a bit (But it might also come at some negative future cost), it doesn’t do so for long. If a weary world, there is a need for something to lift us up In Isaiah 40:29-31, we read: He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Notice that the “wings” he gives us, the new strength that he provides, come when we “ wait on the Lord ”. Most of the time, we need more energy because we have too much to do in too litt...
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