Eagle Christians

1. In looking at the Creation, we can learn truths about God and His creation.

Romans 1:20 tells us that God's creation testifies of the invisible things of Him;
eternal power and Godhead. God has chosen all kinds of ways to communicate
truths to us.
The eagle is a creation of God. With the basis of God's Word, we shall see what
the eagle can show us concerning truths about God, and also about Christians.

The eagle is the king of the birds and it's around 90 cm tall and reaches over 2m
between the wings. She builds her nest on the cliff or in a high tree. The nest is so
large that a human can sleep in it, it can weigh 700kg and is also comfortable.

2. We can learn to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and let Him lift us closer to Jesus.

What makes the eagle so special is that she sits on the rock and reads the wind and
when the time is perfect she takes off and soars upward with her great wings. There
is a special up going wind where the eagle rides the wind and circle higher and higher
toward the sky, without effort. She just spreads her wings.

In the well known scripture of Isaiah 40:31 we read, "But they that wait upon the LORD
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles…"

The wind that lifts the eagle is a symbol of the Holy Spirit and the eagle is in this case the
Christian who is being lifted by the Holy Spirit up and closer to Jesus Christ. It talks about
growing in Christ, that happens when we have fellowship with Him in the Spirit.

3. The Eagle teaches her nestlings to use their own Wings. God teaches us to Believe His
word and use our Faith.

Everyday the eagle brings food to her nestlings. When the time is come for the young birds
to leave the nest the eagle mom starts to tear down the nest. It's getting uncomfortable.
Then the eagle hover above the nest with her wings spread. After that she tips the kids and
they fall out of the nest and falls toward the ground. But just before they smash against the
rocks the eagle sweeps down and picks them up.
The eagle repeats this procedure up to five times. Finally the eagle kid understands to use its
own wings.

The Word of God says in Exodus 19:4 that God bare the children of Israel on eagles' wings.
Here we see the eagle symbolize God.

The way the eagle mom treats her nestlings shows us how God treats His children. In the
world they push people upward when they are going up. But God lets us fall down to get us
up.

We sit in our nest and eat knowledge, but the Word of God declares that faith is action.
Many times we are comfortable with our Christian lives. We experience a good time in our
nice and cosy nest and the eagle mother brings us food every day.

But suddenly thing begin to happen. The comfortable nest we are sitting in is starting to fall
down, and it seems like mom is tearing it down. It's getting uncomfortable and the eagle
spreads her wings over the nest. Yes God shows us His power before the trials.

And when we fall out of the nest, it looks like everything is falling down in our lives and we
cry "Where are you God? Heeelp! What's happening…Why God? do something…"
And just as it seems like we are going under…SWISH - the eagle mother, God, comes and
picks us up. "Fine, it was getting a little too bothersome, all this…" and now what happens;
we get dropped to the ground again.

Hard times come, but after a couple of times I start to pray a little bit more I start to read
God's word a little bit more. And suddenly I realize that the answers to my prayers are
coming. The hard times always come, but I find out I'm not helpless, no I see that I can stand
on God's Word, the promises bear me.

What has happened? I've learned to spread my wings! I've learned to stand on the promises
of God and surrender to the person of the Holy Spirit.

God carries me supernaturally through all the trials, even if I don't feel it.

Who can see the wind?…

Copyright 1998-1999 Jonas Rosendahl