Isa. 40:28-31 “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 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.”
In this world of woe there are so many factors that can drag us down and make us basement dwellers. Family, friends, work mates, situations and circumstances beyond our personal control or remedy, all sometimes work independently or collectively to bring us low and bind and incapacitate us.
But God tells us in all circumstance we can “ . . . mount up with wings as eagles;” Those who trust and depend upon the Lord can break the shackles of despair that bind them and soar free from the miserable moods that plague them. God has made marvellous provision for our escape. The eagle has always been a noble symbol of strength and a greatness. God uses this beautiful and majestic bird to show us the way of triumph over discouragement and despair.
Those that truly depend upon the Lord need never become dependent upon chemical solutions for their problems. My experience indicates that many addicts begin their down hill journey by attempting to deal with or drown the effects of ordinary daily irritations and afflictions with alcohol or drugs.
Once I was assisting my grandson in some homework in biology. He was studying birds and their different types of wings. I found it fascinating that God made different types of birds with radically different sorts of wings designed to fit their particular needs and environment. The eagle is a soaring bird. His wings are aerodynamically designed for soaring. The eagle loves storms and winds that would be considered adverse and destructive by the ordinary bird. He simply effortlessly spreads his wings and catches the up-drafts and peacefully soars far above the buffeting winds without even having to flap his wings.
What a beautiful analogy God gives us in this simple simile! We have the unlimited power of the Holy Wind (hagios pneuma) of God to lift us above the terrible twin peaks of discouragement and despair. All we have to do is to spread our wings of faith amidst the raging winds and storms of life and we will be borne freely into the heights of the wonderful calm of His presence and peace.
No comments:
Post a Comment