Spurgeon's Daily Meditations
They that wait upon the Lord
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Three motions are here: mounting, running, walking. The first is sublime — the eagle-flight, the soul soaring into communion with God. Not every day brings such heights, but they come, and the believer never forgets them.
The second is brisk — the running of the race, the activity of service, the busy errands of love. The Christian is not made for idleness.
The third is steady — the walking, the long plodding through the dust of common days, the dull, weary tramp where neither flight nor speed seems possible. And it is here, perhaps, that the promise is most needed. They shall walk, and not faint.
For flight and for running and for walking, the secret is one: they wait upon the Lord. Cease thine own striving. Sit at his feet. Drink at the fountain. Strength comes not from labour but from waiting; not from doing but from being-with. Wait, and the wings will come; wait, and the feet will steady; wait, and thou shalt walk through life and not faint.