Soar Like an Eagle or Gobble like a turkey
The other day I met two friends from that small coastal village that I told you about. You may remember the blog entitled “A Floodtide of Grace”. If you haven’t read it you should. I thought it was pretty good. However all bragging aside, I want to get back to my two friends, Lew and Sheila.
In this blog we are on a first name basis…..only. Across the bay from their house is an island; a real picturesque setting it is. And on the island lives an eagle and his nest is at the top of what I presume is the tallest tree on the island and it overlooks the bay and eagles love to fish. Get the picture?
Dinner! And every other meal he wants because he loves fish. Sheila happened to observe this eagle’s habits and how he loves to soar higher and higher and in that same area are flocks and flocks of seagulls. Do seagulls come in flocks? I think so, but you know what I mean. And Sheila also noted that when Monsieur Eagle started circling over his fishing zone that all these seagulls en masse take flight.
Wonder why? Well I found some interesting facts about eagles.
THEY LIKE FISH, THEY CAN SWIM, THEY CAN DIVE AT 100 MILES PER HOUR which in metric terms is 160 kph…like get outta my way! An eagles wingspan is 7 feet and when standing they are 3 feet tall.They can spot a fish from an extremely long distance and be on it in a flash picking it out of the water as it swims near the surface.
(Eagles aren’t divers) They can spot a rabbit in the woods from a mile away. Their cruising speed(when they are soaring is between 20 and 44 miles per hour) and get this….they can fly to altitudes of 10,000 ft.Wow! They can exert pressure in their talons (their feet) of 1,000 pounds per square inch on each foot. Ow! Wouldn’t that hurt?
What do turkeys do? They gobble….gobble,gobble, gobble! They are extremely edible…I’ve never heard of any one eating eagle meat on any kind of a regular basis.
Here are some turkey facts:
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) live in woods in parts of North America and are the largest game birds found in this part of the world. They spend their days foraging for food like acorns, seeds, small insects and wild berries. They spend their nights in low branches of trees (yes, wild turkeys can fly!).
The wild turkey we usually see in photos or pictures is not the same as the domestic turkey that we serve at Thanksgiving.
Domestic or tame turkeys weigh twice what a wild turkey does and are raised on farms for profit.
Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly
But they are good to eat! 1 Peter 5:8 says
Be sober, be vigilant; because[a] your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
In the book of Isaiah in the 40th. Chapter we read in verses 28-31
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 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.
Down on the ground the turkeys gobble picking away at the insects and the acorns , seeds, etc. and these are the wild ones, at least they can fly a short distance, the domestics can’t fly because they are too heavy. By the way n eagle’s weight is said to be between 9 and 14 pounds which surprised me for such a large bird. Goes to show what diet and exercise will do for you. Another interesting fact is that the female eagle is 30 percent larger than males(watch that figure ladies).
So my analogy is just what the Bible lesson teaches me, at least what I see from this passage in Isaiah. While it doesn’t mention the turkeys or the seagulls, we can be like either of these three species, all three have value; but the seagulls represent those who are nominal CHRISTIANS , whom when the Spirit of God is hovering over the waters they disappear quickly. By the way they are quite a smelly bird and they eat fish too as well as garbage and anything they can find. They are not environmentally conscious, they don’t care where they go
(if you catch my drift, be careful you don’t catch theirs). They like crowds (birds of a feather flock together) something like people who would rather be popular than spend time in the presence of God. They are always with the in crowd. Maybe a little gossip is more popular than prayer. When they see the eagle soaring on wings of praise they get uncomfortable.
Then there’s the hapless turkey, (Meleagris gallopavo) just living for today and the next force fed meal so he can get big and fat….he’ll taste good though. He can’t fly poor bird.
However there are a few Christians who are like the eagle They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Psalm 91:
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a] And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
The other day I met two friends from that small coastal village that I told you about. You may remember the blog entitled “A Floodtide of Grace”. If you haven’t read it you should. I thought it was pretty good. However all bragging aside, I want to get back to my two friends, Lew and Sheila.
In this blog we are on a first name basis…..only. Across the bay from their house is an island; a real picturesque setting it is. And on the island lives an eagle and his nest is at the top of what I presume is the tallest tree on the island and it overlooks the bay and eagles love to fish. Get the picture?
Dinner! And every other meal he wants because he loves fish. Sheila happened to observe this eagle’s habits and how he loves to soar higher and higher and in that same area are flocks and flocks of seagulls. Do seagulls come in flocks? I think so, but you know what I mean. And Sheila also noted that when Monsieur Eagle started circling over his fishing zone that all these seagulls en masse take flight.
Wonder why? Well I found some interesting facts about eagles.
THEY LIKE FISH, THEY CAN SWIM, THEY CAN DIVE AT 100 MILES PER HOUR which in metric terms is 160 kph…like get outta my way! An eagles wingspan is 7 feet and when standing they are 3 feet tall.They can spot a fish from an extremely long distance and be on it in a flash picking it out of the water as it swims near the surface.
(Eagles aren’t divers) They can spot a rabbit in the woods from a mile away. Their cruising speed(when they are soaring is between 20 and 44 miles per hour) and get this….they can fly to altitudes of 10,000 ft.Wow! They can exert pressure in their talons (their feet) of 1,000 pounds per square inch on each foot. Ow! Wouldn’t that hurt?
What do turkeys do? They gobble….gobble,gobble, gobble! They are extremely edible…I’ve never heard of any one eating eagle meat on any kind of a regular basis.
Here are some turkey facts:
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) live in woods in parts of North America and are the largest game birds found in this part of the world. They spend their days foraging for food like acorns, seeds, small insects and wild berries. They spend their nights in low branches of trees (yes, wild turkeys can fly!).
The wild turkey we usually see in photos or pictures is not the same as the domestic turkey that we serve at Thanksgiving.
Domestic or tame turkeys weigh twice what a wild turkey does and are raised on farms for profit.
Most domestic turkeys are so heavy they are unable to fly
But they are good to eat! 1 Peter 5:8 says
Be sober, be vigilant; because[a] your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
In the book of Isaiah in the 40th. Chapter we read in verses 28-31
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 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.
Down on the ground the turkeys gobble picking away at the insects and the acorns , seeds, etc. and these are the wild ones, at least they can fly a short distance, the domestics can’t fly because they are too heavy. By the way n eagle’s weight is said to be between 9 and 14 pounds which surprised me for such a large bird. Goes to show what diet and exercise will do for you. Another interesting fact is that the female eagle is 30 percent larger than males(watch that figure ladies).
So my analogy is just what the Bible lesson teaches me, at least what I see from this passage in Isaiah. While it doesn’t mention the turkeys or the seagulls, we can be like either of these three species, all three have value; but the seagulls represent those who are nominal CHRISTIANS , whom when the Spirit of God is hovering over the waters they disappear quickly. By the way they are quite a smelly bird and they eat fish too as well as garbage and anything they can find. They are not environmentally conscious, they don’t care where they go
(if you catch my drift, be careful you don’t catch theirs). They like crowds (birds of a feather flock together) something like people who would rather be popular than spend time in the presence of God. They are always with the in crowd. Maybe a little gossip is more popular than prayer. When they see the eagle soaring on wings of praise they get uncomfortable.
Then there’s the hapless turkey, (Meleagris gallopavo) just living for today and the next force fed meal so he can get big and fat….he’ll taste good though. He can’t fly poor bird.
However there are a few Christians who are like the eagle They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Psalm 91:
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” 3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a] And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
posted by Randall | 6:52 a.m.
2 Comments:
I usually don't comment on my own blog but i WANT to clarify something I said. I sid an eagle can dive at 100 mph and then I said they aren't divers. What I meant that they don't go under the surface' at least not much and that is the reason for my apparent contradiction
For the last few weeks, I have been going to bed and waking up a few hours later to feel an evil presence. Not of God thats for sure. I have been deep in the word and doing what the Lord has been wanting me to do. Things have been smooth sailing, but the devil doesnt like it. I pray and ask God to surround my room and my home with His angels. I believe that He covers me with His feathers and wings and sheilds me from the things of satan. Its funny that you spoke on this today because its exactly what the Lord has been trying to teach me. Dont dwell on the negative things........God is always there with you and we will make it. We have the authority in Jesus name to cast the devil out. Im thankful for the blood of Jesus!!
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