Life has a way of bringing storms. Sometimes they roll in suddenly — an unexpected phone call, a setback we didn’t see coming. Other times, they linger like heavy clouds that just won’t lift. In those moments, it’s easy to feel weighed down, like we’re barely able to keep moving forward.

Isaiah 40:31 gives us a powerful image of hope: “Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.”

Eagles respond to storms differently than most birds. While many seek shelter, eagles spread their wings and rise higher, using the storm’s powerful winds to lift them above the clouds. They don’t fight the storm — they let it carry them to a place of calm and perspective.

That’s the kind of strength the Lord offers us. It doesn’t always mean the storm will vanish, but it does mean we can rise above it. His strength allows us to see beyond the chaos of the moment and remember that He is still in control.

“Soaring” doesn’t mean life is effortless. For the eagle, it begins by facing the wind head-on. For us, it begins by trusting the Lord enough to let His strength sustain us. The very trials that threaten to pull us down can become the currents that lift us closer to Him.

When storms come — and they will — don’t fear them. Trust in God’s power to carry you higher, where peace and perspective wait above the clouds.

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Isaiah 40 is a chapter filled with hope for the weary. It reminds us that the Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator who never grows tired or weary. He offers His strength to those who feel weak, and His power to those who have none left. Isaiah’s promise is simple yet profound: “Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength” (Isaiah 40:31). This strength isn’t recycled from yesterday — it’s fresh and perfectly suited for today’s needs.

Sometimes our weakness doesn’t come from a single overwhelming crisis. It seeps in slowly — through long days, small disappointments, and responsibilities that never seem to let up. That’s why Isaiah’s words are so personal: God offers exactly what we need to keep going, whether that’s the energy to keep moving forward or the courage to simply stand firm.

We don’t have to manufacture this strength. We don’t have to “push through” in our own power. It comes from leaning fully on the Lord, allowing Him to carry what we cannot. In verse 28, Isaiah reminds us that the Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He never runs out of resources.

And here’s the freeing part: some days, our strength might look like soaring; other days, it’s just putting one foot in front of the other without collapsing. Both are victories when the Lord is the one sustaining us. Tomorrow, when we need His help again, He’ll be there with a fresh supply.

Trust Him for the next step, and the step after that — and you’ll find His promise holds true, every time.

The future is coming.

Well, the future is coming. It may be unsettling, but we can not stop it from coming. The good news for Christians, the future will be glorious. At the end, the Lord will be victorious.

Isaiah had many unsettling things to say, but the Lord promised through Isaiah, a future of peace and rest.

Isaiah 4:5-6 says, “Then the Lord will create, over all of Mount Zion, and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night. Over everything, the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.”

Israel did not fully experience this when they returned out of exile, nor have we fully experienced it today. But the Lord promises he will create for us an eternal dwelling of peace and rest. The toil of this life, for Christ’s followers, will give way to peace and rest in the future.

The future is coming. We can’t stop it, but we can rest assured it will be a time of peace and rest.

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Rest is on the way.

Isaiah was looking ahead to a time of rest and peace for God’s people. In doing so, he says the Lord will provide strength and energy for his people.

Isaiah 40:29-31 says, “He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will sore high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

Isaiah reminds us those who trust the Lord will find new strength. They will find their strength in the Lord.

He exchanges our strength for his. The Lord helps us make it through our lives. The good and bad times. The Creator and Holder of the stars gives us strength.

“Look up into the heavens,” Isaiah 40:26 suggests. “Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army: one after another, calling each by its name because of his great power and incomparable strength. Not a single one is missing.”

We draw our strength from the one who will never grow weary. Isaiah 40:28 reminds us the Lord is the Creator of the earth. He is everlasting.

Life is tiring. The headlines we see and problems we encounter zap our strength, but they are no match for the Lord’s. We are promised the Lord will give us his strength. The Lord will renew our strength each day to take on that day’s challenges. His strength never runs out, so hopefully, we will always remember to draw upon it.

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