But they who wait for the Lord,
Shall renew their strength.
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall run and not grow weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
I first heard that verse in the movie “Chariots of Fire,” back in 1981. I wasn’t a believer, but that movie had a profound effect on me for Christ. Isaiah 40:31 was one of the first verses I memorized back in those early days of faith. Even now when I think of this verse, I can see the actor who played Eric Liddell quoting it to a small crowd on the Sabbath Day that he was supposed to run in the Olympics. In the movie, he finds out at the last minute that his race is scheduled for a Sunday and decides to bow out, but in real life, he knew well ahead of time and made arrangements not to have to run on Sabbath Day. Either way, it was a principled and admirable decision, one that you can hardly imagine anyone making today. He went on to be a missionary in China and died there in a prison camp run by the invading Japanese. He has mounted up with wings as eagles; he is able to run now without growing weary.
I’ll probably delete this in the morning as I wait for the Lord.
Lynniebeemuseoday 