Friday, November 19, 2010

Biblical Animals: Soar on Eagle's Wings

BIBLICAL AMINALS:
SOAR ON EAGLE’S WINGS
Isaiah 40:28-31
“…the Lord is everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired of weary, and His understanding no one can fathom…Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

As close as people grow to their pets is a clue about our heavenly Father’s care for His creation. God must love animals, because there are over 100 references to animals in the Bible. Wondrous creations—the earth’s creatures—from the highest skies, to the ground, and deep in the oceans teem with animals, insects, and plants. Who can claim there’s no God when the evidence is everywhere around us?

The opening Scripture shows a metaphor (MET-a-for means symbol) of how the Lord eases believers’ journey through life. Too many people depend on their human strength to become better Christians. Let’s learn a lesson from the eagle—which soars effortlessly—wholly dependent on the air currents to keep it afloat.

What do spiritually mature people look like? Theirs is effortless living, depending solely on supernatural strength for everything. The godly believer doesn’t try improving his life on his own strength, because he knows that’s useless. Beating our wings trying to keep tempers in control, or stop using profanity, for example, won’t work. Why? Because we cannot change ourselves.

Our Father uses an eagle to describe how a relationship with Him works. The eagle controls nothing when soaring effortlessly on air currents; God’s Holy Spirit, living within us, leads us to overcome the world. Our flesh is corrupt, and the world’s temptations too strong to ignore on our own strength. God’s strength is seen by calmed anger, and loss of desire into temptations. Others will notice our changed nature when we rely on God for righteous living.

Miguel and Buddy, his pet dog, have great fun playing outside. Theirs is a relationship forged from years of mutual love. This is precisely the relationship God wants to build with you.

Won’t you accept Jesus’ offer of forgiveness of sins and salvation, so that the Holy Spirit can ease your journey through life? He guarantees your success at victorious living.
Take Home Nugget


God didn’t create humans to fly solo. He intended for His kids to depend on Him instead of burning out and growing weak from our own efforts. He created us to soar on His strength.
Who will try standing on their own?
God wants us to depend on Him alone.
Take heed, lest you fall,
Trust that He’s the Lord of all.

J.D. Griffith
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