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The Eagle 2

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I received many nice comments in response to yesterday’s blog post on the eagle so I thought I would give it another try and see how this flies.  Pun intended.

Moses is writing at the end of his life in Deuteronomy chapter 32 and there are some great truths about eagles there.  What I want to look at today is one of the eagle’s habits.

When a eaglet begins to venture out of the nest the parents begin to dismantle the nest.  Eventually, the eaglet returns to no nest at all.  Bummer.  Really? You see their birth is permanent; but, their birth place is not.  This is just like the Christian.  We are born and will live for eternity some where; but, the place we were born is not permanent.  One day this earth will burn with a fervent heat and will be recreated new.

Sometimes in life it seems that our “nest” is torn completely apart.  This leaves us seemingly sleeping on a cold hard rock so to speak.  You may wonder why this is happening.  I have wondered this more times than I can count.  Look at Deuteronomy 32:11, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:”  There is a purpose in all this seemingly chaos.  We tend to become satisfied with life as usual and so God stirs up the nest to get us moving in the direction that He wants us to go.  This is not always pleasant; but, it is necessary.  So, when you look around and find that you are sleeping on a cold, hard rock remember that God is doing this for a reason.  It is not easy; but, it is possible because He has promised.

So, how are you doing?

 

Clay

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On Sunday evening our Church studied the book of Jeremiah in a survey style.  I was caught when the study came to Jeremiah 18.  I read these verses every year in my annual Bible reading plan.  For some reason they jumped out at me this time,

Look at Jeremiah 18:4, “And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.”  Here we have a wonderful picture of you and I.  We are “marred”.  Jesus is the Potter and you and I are the clay.  He is molding us into Christ’s likeness.

We do not like to be molded.  As the Potter puts His hands on us it hurts.  It is not a pleasant process; but, it is a vital process.  Notice the clay is marred before the Potter begins the process of turning and molding.  This is like you and I.  We are marred by sin.  This sin separates us from God.  When we come to God and confess our sin He will forgive us and make us His child.  Then starts the process of molding us into the likeness of Jesus.  This is not easy; but, it is vital to our Christian life.

Just like the vessel does not resist the potter you and I need to yield to the Potter and allow Him to make us into what He is shaping and molding us to be.

So, how are you doing?

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

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For a while we have been experiencing a stalled weather pattern that keeps bringing rain up from the south to the north.  This makes things in our house difficult.  The pressure changes are very difficult.

It is human to ask why during trials.  God is not worried about our asking why.  However we have to be careful that we do not question Him to the place of doubt.

It is the trials in our lives that mold us and make us into a stronger person.  For those of us who know Christ as our Saviour it makes us more like Jesus.  We either get bitter or better.  The choice is up to us with each and every trial.  I think the prophet Isaiah says something about this in Isaiah 48:10-11, “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.  For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.:”

So, how are you doing?