Never Weary

“He will not let your foot be moved;
    he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:3-4

“Do you not know? Do you not hear?
    Has it not been told you from the beginning?
    Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
    and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
    and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
who brings princes to nothing,
    and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness…

To whom then will you compare me,
    that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high and see:
    who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
    calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
    and because he is strong in power,
    not one is missing…
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for 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 40:21-23,25-26,28-31

In the rhythm of wake and sleep, do and rest, on and off, it is hard to imagine One who is ever vigilant, ever sustaining, ever awake and alert. Into our hectic cycles of push and pause, God’s voice resounds: Do you not know? He is actively in tune, intricately involved, always attuned and working and interceding. Have you not heard? He does not tire, or rest, or look away. This has always been true. We grow tired and weary, we faint and feel spent, but He lives as the everlasting, limitless God, ever present, full of power. (2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 34:15,17; 121:8; Isaiah 27:3; Romans 8:27; Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter 3:12a)

The Lord allows us to reach our limits, then invites us to look, listen, and understand His transcendence. He raises our sights above the circle of earth to consider the great beyond, founded on eternity, where He dwells. He waits to impart strength and hope and vigor.

Am I fatigued by responsibilities and pressures to the point of giving up? God is strong, and generous with might. Where do I faint in determination, inspiration, clarity of direction? With whom am I failing to fulfill my call to love, forgive, instruct, reconcile? The Lord supplies, matching every need with His heavenly riches, every command with ability. Do I constantly struggle to keep on with the Lord, instead preferring to go my own way and do my own thing? He who holds the stars can lift my eyes, revive my passion, renew my zeal. Am I willing to be made willing? (Philippians 1:6; 4:19; Titus 2:11-12; Hebrews 13:20-21)

Father, may I never weary in loving and serving and magnifying You, who reign forever in splendor, strength, wisdom, and glory.