Soaring On Eagle's Wings Series

Good morning brothers and sisters.

I will read Isa 40:31 “They who wait upon the Lord, shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not be faint.”

I wish to start off by sharing some facts of the American bald eagle. They are the kings of the skies. They are swift and powerful birds, and can soar to a height of 3000 km. Their gliding speeds can reach up to 70 km/h and diving speed 150 km/h.

Eagles also have extremely powerful and clear vision. From the great heights, they can see every clearly the movement of their prey on the ground. It is estimated that the eagle can see eight times further than human eyes can.

1) Spiritual Perspective of Believers.

The first point I wish to share is on the subject of vision. Many believers fall into discouragement because they look at their circumstances with natural eyes. We must ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten our eyes to see things from His perspective.

In 2 Kings 6:16, 17, Elisha and his servant were surrounded by an army on horses and chariots coming to capture them. The servant was afraid. Elisha prayed that God would open the servant’s eyes to see that God had sent his angels on horses and chariots of fire protecting them. Likewise, let us learn to pray to the Lord to give us spiritual perception and see things the way He wants us to see.

2) Waiting Upon The Lord

The word Wait in Hebrews is Kava. It has the meaning of waiting and look for something expectantly. Waiting upon the Lord is both passive and active. To wait upon the Lord is to seek him and wait for the prompting by His Spirit to move to action. There is time of waiting and also an expectation that His Spirit will instruct us to launch out according to His timing. Just like the eagle waiting and sensing the coming of the thermal air currents and launch out at the well-timed moment. Rom 8:14 tells us that we must be sons and daughters of God who are led by His Holy Spirit. This speaks of believers to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s prompting and acting in obedience.

3) Mounting Up, Running And Walking

There is an amazing incident recorded in 1 Ki 18:46, By the Lord’s strength, Elijah outran the chariots of King Ahab pulled by horses. How does this apply to us?

Isa 40:31b says believers shall mount up like eagles, they shall run and not weary, they shall walk and not faint. In our spiritual journey, God does not want us to depend on our own natural strength to carry out His supernatural work. We must learn to depend on His strength to run the race He has set out for us.

There was a time when I persevered to pray for more than 3 years until the request was answered. During the three long years, the Lord repeatedly send His promises in the Word through sermons, prophetic words and dreams to spur me on. Finally, after the prayer was answered, God taught me a very precious lesson. He showed me that it is not my own determination, faith or strength that I could hang on for so long. He showed the verse in Exodus 19:4 “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Upon receiving this Word from the Lord, I understood the Lord had been strengthening for all these times. And I learnt the importance of depending on the Lord for His strength for every situation.

This is my sharing this morning. I encourage you to continue to mediate on Isa 40:31 for the rest of the day.