Isaiah 40:31 says that those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. What does it mean to wait upon the Lord? What are we supposed to do with the strength that the Lord gives us?

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Curt Hayashida
member, Community Bible Church (Non-denominational)
Vallejo, CA

"There is a general principal here that patient, praying believers are blessed by God with strength in their trials...The Lord also expected His people to be patient and await His coming in glory at the end to fulfill the promises of natural deliverance, when believing Israel would become stronger than they had ever been." -John MacArthur

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Jake; Hold to Original WCF, member of SBC; Greater Atlanta, Georgia Area

The cross does not give us a minor shift or two with regard to a few of our ethical and moral and religious values; the cross radically disrupts the very center and citadel of your life from self to Christ. —Albert N. Martin

The strength given to those who wait upon the Lord is for walking according to all that the Lord has commanded. This strength does not lie in us; it can only come from Christ.

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Steven J. Carr (Sven)
http://beholdingthebeauty.blogspot.com/
Eagan, MN
PCA
"Weak is the effort of my heart / And cold my warmest thought / But when I see thee as thou art / I'll praise thee as I ought."--John Newton
Trophy Wife/Arm Candy: Crystal Ann Children: Steven Jr. and Hannah Grace