Flying on the Wings of an Eagle

God will appear to us in the midst of natural things (Exodus 3:2) And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

In a prayer group the Holy Spirit gave me the vision of an Eagle Soaring, while we were praying for a person. It was awesome. I wasn't sure what to tell her, but I did let her know what I saw in the Spirit, which encouraged her. ~Debi Webster

“But those who wait on 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.” (Isaiah 40:31)

This text is relevant to us today as it was in time of Isaiah. Those who wait on the Lord (today) 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.

The promises of the text are predicated upon whether or not we are willing to wait on the Lord. Thus, it is essential to understand the meaning of the word wait as used in the text.

The word as used in the text was "qavah" (Kaw-vaw). "Qavah" means, "to wait upon" but it also means, "to bind together (by twisting)." Those who wait upon God are in a sense willfully binding themselves to God’s will, confidently expecting His plan to produce the best possible results. Waiting on God does not mean simply watching the time until God delivers. The English word "waiting" can be equated with the act of serving.

Benefits in Waiting:

I. Renewal of Strength (The Eagle renews his feathers annually.)

A. Spiritual Renewal

B. Physical Renewal

C. Mental Renewal

II. Mount Up with Eagle Wings.

A. Sees the storm beforehand.

B. Prepares for the storm by flying to the highest point.

C. In the storm, he locks his wings to mount up on top of the storm. Flapping his wings would be tantamount to struggling against the wind but locking his wings enables him to be wind-aided. The Eagle does more than fly amid the storm, he flies on top of the turbulent winds. Let every child of God mount up with wings of an eagle during their respective storms.

III. The Blessings of Eagle Wings.

A. He fly's with Purpose - (He was designed to soar) There are too many yard birds in the church.

B. He fly's for Pleasure - The eagle gets his greatest joy nearest the sun. The higher he fly's, the smaller things on the earth become. In other words the closer he gets to the SUN the smaller earthly things become. It is also true that the closer we get to the SON the smaller earthly things become.

C. He fly's for Purity - When a virus attacks his beak, the eagle will soar high to allow the air pressure to burst the build-up.

D. He fly's for perspective - The high flight allows for the proper perspective of the earth. The higher the flight the larger the perspective.

E. He fly's for Peace - The flying eagle has no concerns about seas and rivers. He doesn’t worry about earthly tormentors. Crows, buzzards, chickens, pigeons, humming birds etc., cannot rise to such high levels. Christians who mount up with eagle wings can enjoy that same kind of peace that liberates him form the yard birds of the church.

Examples of yard birds:

A. Gossip birds (those who talk about the demise of others)
B. Humming birds (those who hum and murmur about everything)
C. Buzzards (those who eat dead stuff)
D. Crow (those who boast over the distress of another)

IV. How Do We Mount Up With Eagle Wings.

A. Prayer enables us to mount up.
B. Meditation enables us to mount up.
C. Godly fellowship enables us to mount up.
D. Heavenly thoughts enables us to mount up.
E. Christ focus enables us to mount up.
G. Bible study enables us to mount up.
H. Sharing God’s goodness, enables us to mount up.

You were made to soar with the wings of an eagle. When the burdens of life confront you, mount up with eagle wings and fly to the highest point; "there wait patiently upon the LORD."

~Bits and Pieces of the sermon, "Wings of An Eagle" by Rodney L. Johnson Sr.

More study on eagles: Eagle Analogy