“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.” (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV)
The Hebrew language has almost 20 words for “wait” in the Old Testament (NASB). Often we think in terms of trust, hope, look for, expect. Another one of those meanings is to be intertwined. Think in terms of a three-legged race. You pair up with your partner, then tie one of your legs with one of your partner’s. Once you are intertwined, then you have to get in sync with one another to run the race.
I like that image. When you partner with God you are intertwined. When He pauses, you pause. When He walks, you walk. When He runs, you run. And it’s those who wait, who intertwine, who tie their life with God’s, who renew their strength.
Another way to think of it is the image Jesus used in Matthew 11:28-30 – a yoke. Jesus’ invitation to take His yoke was an invitation to experience the grace of God. It was an invitation to participate in the rest Jesus would bring us. Jesus invites those who are burdened by the yoke of the law, other religions, or the challenges of life to come to Him, and He would give them rest. And then He tells us that when we take up His yoke, become intertwined with Him, we will find rest for our souls.
-- Rev. David T. Wilkinson, SOUND BITES Ministry
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