Do you not know? Have you not heard?

when we're burdened and exhausted, even a minor problem can seem too big to handle. As we encounter a trial in life, we're tempted to sit down at the base of that difficult situation and stay there, convinced that the grade is too steep.

that is why we need the encouragement of God's Word. it draws our attention to our untiring God, who knows our need. 

Isaiah wrote, 
"the Creator of the ends of the earth neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength." 

Isaiah 40:25-31

 ²⁵ “To whom will you compare me? 

   Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. 

²⁶ Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: 

   Who created all these? 

He who brings out the starry host one by one 

   and calls forth each of them by name. 

Because of his great power and mighty strength, 

   not one of them is missing.

 ²⁷ Why do you complain, Jacob? 

   Why do you say, Israel, 

“My way is hidden from the LORD; 

   my cause is disregarded by my God”? 

²⁸ Do you not know? 

   Have you not heard? 

The LORD is the everlasting God, 

   the Creator of the ends of the earth. 

He will not grow tired or weary, 

   and his understanding no one can fathom. 

²⁹ He gives strength to the weary 

   and increases the power of the weak. 

³⁰ Even youths grow tired and weary, 

   and young men stumble and fall; 

³¹ but 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.

because we so easily misjudge life's difficulties, we need encouragement to keep going when we are tempted to quit. Take a step of faith today and join those who depend on the Lord, who run and are not weary, who walk and do not faint. In His strength, you can conquer any difficult situations. 

(source: Our Daily Bread Vol. 18)

Have a Blessed day!