Does God actively intervene in our daily lives? Does he actively renew us and make us stronger when we're weak? Seems like today's devotional answers, "Yes"
Honestly, I have a hard time with this. I'm sure there are Christian children, all over the world in terrible circumstances, who desperately pray for strength but they end up living and dying in horrifying ways.
You could rebut that scenario with the idea that their story isn't written, that in Heaven they won't suffer at all. But somehow that feels like, still not quite fair.
This sounds like the "Why do bad things happen to good people" question, but it's really not. It's about God's promise that, for those who wait for Him, he
will renew their strength. Granted, he doesn't say how or when, it just seems like sometimes, in my admittedly not-the-whole-picture view of things, sometimes the hurting faithful are left unrenewed.
Maybe then, that's the question of faith: how much you're willing to concede that you really don't always know the whole story or things might not be what they seem...
Maybe it's not exactly right to directly superimpose ourselves (today) as the intended audience that is addressed in this chapter. In other words, maybe these words were specifically for whom they were written for at the time, and we're supposed to understand it in that context.
Also, maybe I've misinterpreted the entire passage and it's specifically about renewing spiritual strength while waiting for Him...
I need to get a good study Bible.
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