Walk and not faint
Naomi Brinkman
Isa. 40:31 Amplified Version, “Those who wait for the Lord – who expect, look for and hope in Him – …shall walk and not faint or become tired.”
Walking in Scripture represents our conduct as Christians, the way we live. In the parable of the sower, Jesus talked about believers who lost their faith because they let the cares of the world choke out the seed. The cares of life can make us tired, but if we are renewed by spending time with the Lord, we can walk the walk and not become weary of it.
In Col. 1:10 Paul said that he prayed for the Colossian Christians that they would walk worthy of the Lord (KJV); or that they would live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way. Col. 2:6 says “Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live (walk) in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” We can only continue to live in the Lord if we are drawing from his strength by being renewed through prayer.
In the 1800s when people began to migrate to the west, crossing the Rocky Mountains into Oregon and California, most of the traveling was done by walking along side their covered wagons. They would become weary, but would stop beside a bubbling stream for lunch, perhaps wade in the stream and become refreshed, ready to go again. Our Christian walk is like that. We might become tired and weary but if we stop beside the stream of God’s word and spend time with him in prayer, we become refreshed and renewed, ready to go again. Prayer renews us.
