During His earthly ministry, Jesus was often tired. He slept in the boat despite a raging storm; He lamented that “foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” He was made just like us in every way, a little lower than the angels, and experienced all our frailties and weaknesses. But now that He is resurrected and inhabits a glorious body, He can never become tired or weary again. He who made the earth in seven days took our weakness and overcame it, and in its place offers us the glorious rest of victorious gospel celebration. In Him infinite power meets infinite endurance, and now that same power is afforded to us through faith. “Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 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.” Let us rest in Him when we are weary, and look forward to the day when we can run without stopping, to the glory of His name!
“What is your beloved more than another?” —Song of Sol. 5:9