Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

What does this mean?

Those who wait on the Lord will find their strength renewed — they will rise, run, and keep walking without growing faint. Isaiah 40 was spoken to people who believed God had forgotten them, and the chapter ends with this promise. Christians understand 'waiting' here in slightly different ways — some as active, hopeful trust and others as patient endurance — but all agree it is not passive resignation.

What does this teach us?

Waiting on God is not doing nothing; it is trusting on purpose while nothing seems to move. The promise is an exchange: your worn-out strength for His renewed strength, so you can soar, run, and still walk the ordinary days. Waiting isn't always wasted time — sometimes we need patience, faith, and perseverance more than we need immediate answers.

How can we apply this?

If you are waiting on God for something right now, name it honestly and then keep doing the next faithful thing in front of you. Do not measure His faithfulness by how fast the answer comes. Rest today, and let Him renew your strength for the walk ahead.

Related KJV passages

• “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”

  Isaiah 40:29

• “Wait on the LORD : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD .”

  Psalm 27:14

• “The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD .”

  Lamentations 3:25-26