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?