September 13                                 1 Thess 4 - 5

LEARNING TO FLY

MEMORISE: '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.' (Is 40: 31)
READ: Hebrews 5: 11-14

'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' ( Isa 40:31). This verse tells us of three possibilities in the Christian faith: walking, running and flying. Most Christians are at the first stage walking. A few in number have started running. Only a very few have started flying. When confronted by mountains, how they will respond depends on where they are. While the walking and running Christians may command or attempt to climb the mountain, the few will simply fly over the mountain and continue their journey. May God take you to the realm of the flying Christian!

Remember, we are spiritual Eagles. When a mother eagle is about to build her nest, she will go to the highest branch of the tallest tree. She will lay the foundation of her nest with many thorns. Then she will weave some leaves into the thorns and take some feathers from her body to cover the leaves, making the nest cost and comfortable. Then she lays her eggs and hatched them.

As they grow, when its time to teach them to fly, without informing them, she removes the feathers, followed by the leaves until the eaglets are uncomfortably seated on thorns. Then she pushes them one by one to the edge of the nest and they fall off and tumble down, thinking it is the end. But just before the eaglet lands on the ground, the mother swoops down and the baby lands on her back. She takes it up and pushes it out again until the eaglet becomes conscious of its wings and begins to flex them, like the mother. Then baby is free.

To make you fly, god will first remove the things that make you comfortable. While you cry and bind and loose, things will worsen. This is done for your good (Jer 29:11). David said in Psalm 119:71 that afflictions caused him to learn certain things. Some of us refuse to pray effectively until something serious happens. When the nest has been taken away, you either learn to walk by faith or you crash. It is time to start flying.

ACTION POINT
Allow God to help you mount up on eagles' wings.
Spend 15 minutes interceding for all the judges in the country.