“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in
trust shall be your strength.”Isaiah 30:15 ESV
The
key to unlocking the treasured promises in this verse is in understanding the
Hebrew word translated “returning” literally means to
“withdraw,” as from war.
We all
have things in our lives for which we are contending or striving; that consume
enormous amounts of time and energy, but often result only in frustration.
It is
in just such situations we need to heed God’s call to withdraw from the
battlefront, and seek the rest that comes in trusting Him to accomplish what we
cannot.