📖 Isaiah 40:29-31 • "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength...they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles." — You can't. He can. That's the whole deal. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • April 24, 2026 | Guest Preacher: Pastor James Knox 📚 Behold Your God — Isaiah 40 Bible Conference 2026 | Pastor Knox — Sermon 10 | Conference Closing Message Isaiah 40:31 is the promise the whole chapter has been building toward. But it doesn't start with eagle wings. It starts with faint. Then no might. Then utterly fall. In this conference-closing message, Pastor James Knox works through Isaiah 40:29-31 and shows that the supernatural strength God promises is not for people who have it together — it's for people who have nothing left. And it cannot come until you stop trying to do it in your flesh. This message walks through Isaiah 40:29-31, explaining: • He giveth power to the faint — and to them that have no might — three stages descending below faint • Why the Bible is not a positive thinking book — it's honest about sand spurs and stinging nettles • How difficult it must be to need God the most when you're faint and doubting — and be threatened with losing your salvation for it • 2 Chronicles 20:12 — "we have no might, neither know we what to do, but our eyes are upon thee" — and what that means when you find out you have cancer • Even the youth shall faint and be weary — there are circumstances where no natural strength is sufficient • Two definitions of "wait upon the Lord" — sitting down because you can't move, and the waiter who keeps serving the table.