Isaiah 40:31, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Just like eagles very seldom flock together, these are found individually and in small groups around, but they know the Lord well and they are going to be seen and revealed in due time.
Scripture often refers to the eagle as a symbol of this renewing process. Psalm 103:5 says that “our youth will be renewed like the eagle.”
“Youth” here, I believe, refers to the “original image” that God created us to have – His Love, His Wisdom and His Power. As we renew our minds, it’s true, we’ll be transformed back into God’s Image, which is what God intended for us all along.
One of the reasons I believe God uses the eagle as a symbol of this transformation process is that the eagle is the only bird whose whole physical strength is literally renewed after each molting season. In other words, only after the eagle has “put off” his old feathers, so to speak, does he actually receive “new” physical strength to soar above his enemies
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And it’s the same with us. When we “put off” the old and “put on” the new, we too receive God’s supernatural strength to soar above our enemies (Isaiah 59:19).
Another reason I believe God uses the eagle as a symbol of our renewal and transformation is because the eagle again comes from the only bird family that has “telescopic sight,” a kind of “zoom-in-focus” lens. An eagle can search out objects literally miles away (indistinguishable to the human eye). Eagles can see a quarter from over 200 yards away and a rabbit from over a mile away. This, of course, increases their ability to judge and discern the true situation.
It’s the same with us. Our minds, when renewed by God’s Spirit, have the same supernatural ability. We are able to judge, discern and pick up things that the natural eye (natural mind) would never be able to see or understand. We are given the supernatural wisdom and ability to discern the true situation and see everything that happens to us from God’s vantage point.
These are the true over-comers. “Overcoming” simply means freedom from self, freedom from our circumstances and freedom from others’ responses.
Having a renewed mind, “putting off” our own negative thoughts and “putting on” the Mind of Christ is the only way we can begin to see everything that happens to us from God’s perspective and not get buried by our own.
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Whine the world-dripping-with honey and ‘christ’ all you want, the Gates of Hell ar about to open all over the landscape after the socialists steal all the money and have no place to run. If ‘believing’ in ‘christ’ ever worked, there would be no problems anywhere on the planet.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. Psalm 14:1-3