26/03/2024
26th March 2024 (Evang Bright Adoboe)
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๐ Isa.40.31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. [kjv].
๐ The eagle bird has a regular life span of 40 years. The reason most of them die by the 40th year is because their talons can no longer pick prey (food) as it becomes weak. However, a few eagles can go beyond 40 years and live up to about 70 years and above.
๐In order to achieve this, around 40th year, the eagle must fly to a high mountain and sit there for about 150 days (5 months). While there, it will knock its beak against rocks until it plucks it out. It will wait for a new beak to grow, then it will use the beak to pluck out its talons. The same is done to its old and weak feathers to allow for new and strong feathers to grow. After all these processes, the eagle can then live for an additional 30 or more years.
๐This is what the prophet Isaiah meant in the scripture above. Just like the eagle, we all need to learn and practice how to wait on the Lord for new strength. Notice the following changes the eagle had to make to live long;
1. โThe eagle created a solitude period:โ -this can be your fasting or idle moments you take to pray, meditate and study the word of God. You can equally plan for your next phase on anything you are working on.
2. โ โThe eagle lost three things; beak, talons, feathers:โ -these 3 things represent the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life (1John 2:16). In Luke 4:3-12, the devil used the same 3 things to tempt Jesus after His 40 days of fasting in the wilderness.
3. โ โThe eagle had to wait for the new beak, talons and feathers to grow:โ -this represents the period we wait for an instruction from God before we move. Thereโs no need to rush when God has not spoken. Many times, when we rush, we crush.
๐ Letโs learn from the eagle to wait on the Lord. Thereโs a difference between waiting FOR the Lord and waiting ON the Lord. Many who have become lazy and spend their time doing nothing or on mundane things claims they are waiting for God to move in their lives. Friends, God is waiting for you to make that move. If you are getting tired and weary, itโs a good time to follow the lessons above and get a fresh energy and reason to move again.
๐ฅMay the Lord bless His word and cause it to bear fruits in our hearts and lives in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen!