17 March 2011
Isaiah 40:30 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.
An eagle is not a small bird, especially when you see them close up in the wild. Just as the sun was starting to set an eagle tried to land on a branch next to the house, the branch bent with its weight, and the eagle lifted off again. It flew to the next tree and tried again, the branch bent, and it flew again. At first I thought the eagle was hurt, but it was not, all it was doing was looking for its prey. I immediately made sure that our new bulldog puppy was safely inside, which it was.
On the property we have a pair of eagles that nest and breed in blue gum trees at the entrance to Linga Longa, we have identified these as snake eagles. This eagle that I saw was different in colour and size. When we see this in nature we are struck by the beauty and power of the eagle, and then understand the Bible and the comments about eagles. When we are under the protection of the eagles wings, lifted up and soaring to the heights of heaven, we understand the raw power at the command of God’s hand. When we wait on the Lord and trust in Him, we too will be like the eagles, and we will have the strength to do what we need to do.
Be encouraged today to wait on the Lord.
Point to ponder: Wait for God’s strength.
Question to consider: Do you wait on the Lord, or are you impatient?
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