In today's first 15, we're launching a brand new series seeking to position ourselves

to receive more of the reality of God's promises every day.

There is so much available to you and to me and God that we fail to tap into. And today we're looking specifically at how waiting on the Lord,

sitting patiently and intentionally at his feet,

positions us to receive God's promise of strength.

May God guide us to a better understanding and deeper experience of his promises today.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Our scripture for today comes from Isaiah 40, verse 31.

Scripture says,

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up with wings like eagles.

They shall run and not be weary.

They shall walk and not faint.

Throughout Scripture, God gave his people the strength they needed

to both sustain them through circumstances

and achieve victory over their enemies.

We read examples like David defeating Goliath in 1 Samuel 17,

Samson defeating the Philistines in Judges 15,

and Jesus crushing the power of sin and death on the cross in Matthew 27.

Truly, God has promised his people, his strength.

But the Bible also tells us of a principle for receiving and experiencing God's strength.

Isaiah 4031 says,

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