| “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. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” |
| —Isaiah 40:28-29 |
Some say that rumors have wings like a butterfly. They flit from one possible landing source to another, blown ever onward by people’s insatiable curiosity for inside information. “Have you heard about …” is the starting point of far too many conversations. Illustrating the foolishness of trafficing in gossip, Patrick Rothfuss in his book, The Wise Man’s Fears, records this conversation: 1
“I’d heard you were dead,” he declared.
“I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.”
The Prophet Isaiah startled the people of Judah by responding with the following words to their criticisms that God seemed far away and did not hear their cries for help. Note what Isaiah said, as recorded in Isaiah 40:28-29:
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. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
As opposed to a rumor, here is a word of truth that is totally worth sharing: the Lord is the everlasting God. He will not grow tired or weary. No one can understand what He understands. Most of all, He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Those words should cheer us onward, as we begin a new day. And, they are not a rumor, or a bit of gossip. They represent truth that we should gladly share with someone today.
| 1 Rothfuss, Patrick. The Wise Man’s Fears.. New York, NY: DAW Books/Astra Publishing House, Ltd, 2013. In each case, the citation of Copyrighted material is made on this blog post strictly for Educational Fair Use illustration purposes only. All Rights Reserved by the original Copyright Holder. |
