Wings like Eagles

As I continue my journey in the study of the book of Exodus one phrase leaped out at me.

Chapter 19:3-6

Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

God, the Creator and Sustainer of life, carries His children on eagles' wings!

The way our Lord has made eagles' wings is an amazing picture of aerodynamics. Because of the size and structure of its wings, the ability to soar is remarkable.

This is Effortless flight.

And this is what our Great God promises us in Isaiah 40:31.

Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

I cannot fly with out Him giving me strength. I cannot mount up with wings without Him giving me the ability. I will run and get tired and I will walk and become weary when I do it on my own. He must grant me these wings. He will see me through the turbulence of the storms and clouds of life. I can soar with ease when He is near.

So, Lord, I draw near. I ask you for these wings. I ask you for this strength.

Trials...For Our Good!

Man, humanly speaking, hates trials. But the new creature in Christ must embrace them with a passion. For our kind Creator has our growth and future in mind. The pain at times can seem unbearable, yet God promises in 2 Corinthians 12:9a "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

And the Apostle Paul's response in part B is "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

This is my heart's cry.

My weakness is what Christ uses to show forth His power.

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Thursday November 11, 2010

"Underneath are the everlasting arms."-Deuteronomy 33:27

God-the eternal God-is Himself our support at all times, and especially when we are sinking in deep trouble. There are seasons when the Christian sinks very low in humiliation. Under a deep sense of his great sinfulness, he is humbled before God till he scarcely knows how to pray, because he appears, in his own sight, so worthless. Well, child of God, remember that when thou art at thy worst and lowest, yet "underneath" thee "are everlasting arms." Sin may drag thee ever so low, but Christ's great atonement is still under all. You may have descended into the deeps, but you cannot have fallen so low as "the uttermost"; and to the uttermost He saves. Again, the Christian sometimes sinks very deeply in sore trial from without. Every earthly prop is cut away. What then? Still underneath him are "the everlasting arms." He cannot fall so deep in distress and affliction but what the covenant grace of an ever-faithful God will still encircle him. The Christian may be sinking under trouble from within through fierce conflict, but even then he cannot be brought so low as to be beyond the reach of the "everlasting arms"-they are underneath him; and, while thus sustained, all Satan's efforts to harm him avail nothing.

This assurance of support is a comfort to any weary but earnest worker in the service of God. It implies a promise of strength for each day, grace for each need, and power for each duty. And, further, when death comes, the promise shall still hold good. When we stand in the midst of Jordan, we shall be able to say with David, "I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me." We shall descend into the grave, but we shall go no lower, for the eternal arms prevent our further fall. All through life, and at its close, we shall be upheld by the "everlasting arms"-arms that neither flag nor lose their strength, for "the everlasting God fainteth not, neither is weary."