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Let Go! Let Go!
Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 6, 2023 (message contributor)
LET US STUDY THE EAGLE!
I read about this boy that grew up in the city of New York. The boy fell in love with “EAGLES.” He checked every book out of the school library and the public library about “EAGLES.” As he got older he watched every movie, video and documentary he could find about “EAGLES.” He became a little expert on “EAGLES.” In high school he studied and wrote many papers about eagles. When he graduated high school he attended a prestigious college. He spent hours in the college library. He studied in the SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Often he had discussions with his professors and fellow students about eagles. He graduated with honors and became known as “THE EAGLE MAN!”
He got a job teaching in the public school system. He saved every penny he could so he could plan to travel to the west and observe EAGLES in their natural habitat. After several years he purchased airline tickets. He bought a tent, cameras, supplies, a telescope, binoculars and maps and planned his trip to spend several weeks studying eagles.
Finally the date rolled around and the young man flew west. He rented a Jeep. He inquired from the locals about the eagles nesting habits and locations. He drove to a distant area and set up his camp. He then patiently waited to study the eagles. Day one--- NOTHING. Day two--- NOTHING. The man loved the camping but was frustrated, NO EAGLES. He decided to move his camp sight to a new area. On the first day the young man hiked a distance. All of a sudden the man saw an eagle sitting on the cliff side. He grabbed his binoculars and he focused on the eagle. He observed some eaglets
in the nest. He returned and carried his telescope and he rejoiced as he watched the eagles for hours.
He went to sleep that night and dreamed of the eagles. He was up before sun rise, ate breakfast and got as close as possible to observe the eagles. He had his camera and was taking pictures. This one eagle was soaring so high. All of a sudden the eagle tucked his wings and dove so fast to the earth. The eagle disappeared from view. The young man pondered what happened? In a few minutes the man saw the eagle flying higher and higher. He grabbed his binoculars
To watch the noble eagle climb skyward. All of a sudden the beautiful eagle started falling to the earth. He pondered what happened? Something was wrong. The man noted the area that the eagle fell.
He jumped into his Jeep and drove in that direction of the fall. After a while the man found the dead eagle laying on the ground. He saw BLOOD RUNNING OUT OF THE EAGLE’S CHEST. There was a dead WEASIL in the TALONS of the dead eagle. The weasel had ate the heart out of the chest of the eagle.
The young man pondered HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED? The young man falls to his knees and starts screaming to the top of his voice: WHY? WHY? EAGLE ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS DROP THE WEASIL. YOU DID NOT HAVE TO DIE. ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS LET GO… JUST LET GO… ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS LET GO… THAT WEASIL HAD NO POWER TO SLAY YOU IF YOU WOULD HAVE JUST LET GO… JUST LET GO…
Isaiah 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.
CONCLUSION: GETHSEMANE CHANGED HISTORY… TOTAL SURRENDER AND TRUST.
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