Yay, I am FINALLY writing a new blog entry!!!! About time, huh???
Psalms 103:5
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
A few weeks ago I heard a sermon by Rev. J. Burnett, that included much of this information on eagles. Thirty-two times the Bible mentions the eagle so this must mean that this animal is significant! We must "live like eagle saints, in a chicken world!" LOL!
Chickens are crowd-followers. If the group is leaving, they are leaving too, even to the point where if the group is falling off a cliff they are falling too! They don't have any interest except their own.
There is a huge contrast between the eagle and the chicken, the only similarity I can think of, is that they are both birds. When we think of the eagle, we think of majesty, awe, and even reflect upon God, but when we think of the chicken, we think of dinner!!! There is something special about eagles, they are on our coins, we name our foot ball teams after them and they are our national bird!
Eagles are very interesting, they seem to know who the creator of the universe is, because of their habits, or some would say, instinct. Not only do eagles take turns when they are eating, but for some reason every time before they eat, they bow their heads as if in prayer to God.
Even the eagles know that a baby needs both his Mommy and his Daddy taking turns to feed their babies. The baby eagle knows that as soon as he opens his little mouth, that his Mommy and Daddy are going to fill his mouth with good things. We are not much different, we need to be nourished and fed like baby eagles, only we need to be fed with the Holy Spirit and with the Word of God. We are starving for the Word of God.
Baby eagles are cute, just like most babies are, (it is lucky that they are cute otherwise who knows what would happen to all babies). They are expecting to be fed by their parents, but at some point, they will have to feed themselves. It is the same for us, we should not depend on the pastor or the church (or our parents or any others) to feed us. We should feed ourselves once in awhile, or more that once in awhile!
Life inside the nest for the eagle is wonderful, fed and sheltered, but sooner or later the baby has to leave! The mommy begins to remove the comfy things from the center of the nest, which forces them to move towards the sides of the nest. The baby is reluctant to move to the edge of the nest. Sometimes, we are reluctant to move out of our comfort zones. Sometimes in order to fulfill God’s will in our life we have to be uncomfortable. We have to move out of our comfort zones. Faith says, we will trust God to supply our needs, but do we really trust God when push comes to shove? He just wants us to fly. He knows what is best, when we are ready, and about how much we can handle. God can fly faster that we can fall. He will always be there above you to catch you when you need Him!
Kaitlyn Beth
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