Isaiah 57:10

You were tired out by the length of your road, {Yet} you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.

     In this passage, the Lord is condemning the people of Israel for their adulterous nature. Yet it is not that they commit adultery against their wives. Instead they were committing adultery against God. They would go and serve idols. Yet even with idols it sometimes became difficult to serve. God noticed their determination to serve these other gods. Somehow they found the will power to keep moving, to keep doing what their “god” had laid out for them.

     This is one of those Old Testament scriptures that can easily fit us today. It is amazing the strength with which some people hold on to sin. It may be the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life, but they cling to it. They refuse to let it go. No matter how much it hurts them or the people around them, the maintain the course and follow sin. It is quite sad to see. Not only that but it is also sad to see the strength with which people will use in physical pursuits. These battles that mean very little in the long wrong are the focus of people’s lives.

     Even sadder is when someone focuses on these things and yet never put even that much effort into their walk of God. As we read this passage, we should say, “Oh may my faith be that strong!” Yet the passage actually refers to the faith that people have in the wrong things. We need to look at what we are putting our energy to. We need to see what it is that we refuse to give up. And above all, we need to make sure that we have the mindset of perserverance in serving God rather than sin.

You were tired out by the length of your road, {Yet} you did not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.