Expectant Hope in Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31 is full of hope and assurance. In fact it begins with hope.

"those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

The Hebrew word here is "Qavah" which means “to wait, look for, hope, expect”.

What are waiting for, hoping for, expecting?

In Jeremiah 29:11, the Lord tells us "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Here, he tells us he has good plans for us. To give us a future and a hope.

Apostle Paul tells us about this future and hope in Romans 8:22-25,
"We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."

Because of this hope, we can rest. We can rest in the promises of God, that we are his children and that our future is guaranteed through possession of the Holy Spirit as we read in ‭Ephesians 1:3-5 and 13-14

v 3-5, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will...

v 13-14, "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory."

With our hope and expectation anchored solely in these promises of the Lord, our strength is renewed, we can soar on wings like eagles, we can run and not grow weary and we can walk and not be faint.

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