Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. You know, Ive known this verse from memory for quiet a long time. It came to mind yesterday morning. What does THAT mean? This verse is frequently placed on cards, car tags, bookmarks, tattooed, etc., but what does it mean REALLY? I asked God. It sounds glamorous--I mean who wants to be called a buzzard, a crow or a turkey. What if it said ...soar on wings as turkeys? Changes the meaning entirely, doesnt it. So I YouTubed this video of eagle soaring and watched it. I invite you to do the same. What I notice is that the eagle never beats it wings in furious activity, he simply opens up his wings, and soars...trusting, relying on the power in the currents of the Wind to keep him aloft. Some experts say that an eagle can soar over 3 hours, at up to 6,000 feet, without perching. But most of the time, I find myself flying like a turkey (YouTube that!)---furiously beating my wings to stay aloft for a short time, then perch in exhaustion. No wonder they dont fly much! When turkeys do fly (and they do only if they have to) they fly close to the ground and usually no more than a few hundred yards. Furiously beating my wings? Thats work. And I can only do it for a little while before exhaustion. Soaring on wings? That would mean resting on the currents of the unseen winds to keep me aloft, to hold me up...and thus allow me to soar for hours. But the unseen winds have let me down, I would say. Or have they? Can you see God, have you ever seen Him? Ive never seen the wind; Ive seen the effects of the wind, but Ive never seen the wind. Theres a mystery to it. - Billy Graham (sampled in DC Talks Minds Eye): It is thought that eagles are monogamous, mating for life, choosing a new mate only if one member of a pair dies, disappears, or is unfruitful. Male turkeys are polygamous, mating with as many hens as they can. And turkey hens can know many, many Toms in their lifetime. I dont think the eagle went to special school on aero and fluid dynamics--to soar is in his nature. And I dont know how much he learned from watching his parents---monogamy is in his nature. And the turkey has his nature too---graze, get fat, strut, flock with other turkeys, and do as many hens as possible. Ask a turkey to soar? Not gonna happen. Ive never seen or heard of a turkey soaring, but if someone animates it, I think it would be hilarious. Ask an eagle to forage, to NOT soar, to hit up every hen in the region he can? Not gonna happen either I dont think, or at least he wont be happy doing it...it is not in his nature to do so. Should the turkey judge the eagle for being an eagle? Should the eagle judge the turkey for being a turkey...what is in their nature? Based on these attributes, what would you say? Are we soaring?
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:48:46 +0000
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