THE FLIGHT OF AN EAGLE !!!!

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show you; thy elders, and they will tell you.
When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance.
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; He led him about, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange God with him" (Deuteronomy 32:7-12 KJV).
It is thrilling as we walk through the pages, chapters, and verses of God’s Holy and inspired writings to see the many times God refers to His followers as being like mighty eagles.
In my evangelistic endeavors around the world, I have had the privilege of leading crusades in some different nations. It never ceases to amaze me how many of these nations have the emblem of an eagle interwoven into their national flag or symbol.
In some republics, for instance, they have the wings of an eagle on both sides of the police badge, showing authority, strength, and power.
Other countries have the emblem of an eagle on the flag pole just above the flag, showing authority. It is not so unusual that man should recognize the eagle as the greatest of all the birds that fill our sky today, because the Lord also recognized the eagle to be such and many times compared his followers to them.

Eagle Flight Patterns

Isaiah records, "Those who wait upon the Lord shall mount up with wings as a mighty eagle" (Isaiah 40:31).
Stop and think about what Isaiah is saying. If our faith and trust is in the Lord, if our faith does not falter regardless of what Satan casts against us, we can and we shall rise up and over these trials and temptations upon wings as a mighty eagle.

Into the Storms of Life

Did you realize the eagle is the only bird which flies directly into a thunderstorm? Other birds fly away from a thunderstorm seeking refuge and shelter in the safety of a barn or their nest. But it is not so with the mighty eagle.
The eagle flies directly into the thunderclouds. God does not permit storms in our life for the purpose of defeating us but for the purpose of benefiting us.
What are the benefits of turbulent winds? Turbulent winds cause the eagle to fly higher, giving him a larger view, lifting him above harassment, allowing him to use less effort, and helping him to fly faster.

Rising above the Clouds

These updrafts cause the eagle to reach great heights as he soars with them. From this higher position his sharp eyes are able to see more. As he soars higher, he leaves behind all distractions. The feather structure prevents stalling, reduces the turbulence, and produces a relatively smooth ride with minimum effort - even in rough winds. Thus, when he glides in wind currents, speeds of 80 to 100 miles per hour are not uncommon.
The Christian is like the eagle in that he also faces turbulent winds in his life but the power of the Christian to rise above the pressures and temptations comes from his identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ: "That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made comfortable unto His death" (Philippians 3:10).
This is exactly what Isaiah is saying. We too can rise above the thunderstorms of life, if we will but wait upon the Lord and seek His will in these situations that confront us.
It is also interesting to ask the question, "How did Isaiah know the ways of the eagle back in an age of ignorance and superstition? How did Isaiah or those around him know that the eagle flew over the thunderclouds rather than away from them like all the other birds? How could he have recorded this for our reading today, if it were not given to him by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?" Only the Lord could have put those thoughts and words in Isaiah’s mind and heart. This is another evidence to prove the Bible is indeed the Word of God.

No Easy Flight

Perhaps sometime for devotions you will take a good Bible concordance in one hand and the Holy Scriptures in the other and go from cover to cover looking at the various ways the Lord refers to His followers as being like this powerful bird. Of all the scriptures speaking of the ways of the eagle, my favorite is Deuteronomy 32:7-12.this is for my self and all those who are tired of being candidate of the valley, if you want to mount up with wings like an eagle you have to fight your way through the hills and thistles, Elijah was on a mountain top, on the mountain he was able to see all of his enemies who came to capture him. at the same time we have mountains to climbs in our lives. so tonight or today I want you to climb the mountain in your lives and expect the miracle of god to elude you.  they that wait  Isaiah 40:31 state ' but they that waited upon the lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like an eagle  they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. do you want the mountain top experience like Elijah and the eagle? where you can see all your enemies? step out of the valley with faith, and be courageous like an eagle. they are not afraid of the storms ,fly like an eagle, God expect His children to be an eagle believer, as an eagle stirrerh  up their nest  fluthereth over their young, we have to stirred  up gird up and walk in victory. over our problems, fly like an eagle, the eagle weigh 4 kilograms and it carries a weight of 20 kilograms,, where God want to take you has nothing  to do with your physical   make up. the average life span of an eagle is 120 years, I want to be like an eagle God will surely satisfied us with long life       psalms (91:16) the eagle can fly 30,000 feet above sea level when we are lifted up spiritually and are on fire for God there is nothing that can harm us, the eagle is the only bird that can look back into the sun so when it is chased , it flies towards the sun, as a believer do u want to face the sun? I do as a believer while we run to Christ, Christ will never reject us. be an eagle today.... Be bless