God's Cord

God gave His children who need help, having grown weary of dealing with everyday life, a promise: “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings of eagles; they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). Here “wait upon” means look, hope, trust in a way that binds and twists together like a cord. God, Creator of all, wants us to be “twisted” with Him. As we look to Him, hope in, and trust Him, we bind with Him like a twisted cord.

What is the promise of being bound with the Lord? He will renew our strength. When we try to handle life’s challenges with our wisdom and abilities, we grow weary and weak. But because He is strong, and we are twisted with Him—waiting upon Him—we are resilient. That’s His Word—His promise to us.

Once you have chosen this twisting with the Lord, you will rise above life’s drudgeries—“get up on wings of eagles,” a symbol of freedom. Just as their enormous wingspan enables them to catch the wind and fly high, soaring without falling, we, too, set free from sin’s bondage and as a cord with the Lord, can rise and soar like them. When your feet reach the ground, you will run again and not be exhausted; walk and not be tired. Why? Because your “waiting upon” has bound you with the Lord, you have a renewed strength, His power surging through you. What promises! Ours because we chose to “wait upon the Lord.”

Child of God, are you weary, exhausted? Then choose to be twisted with the Lord. He wants to fill you with a renewed strength so you can soar like the eagles.