turtledove
Apr 28th 2009, 01:25 PM
Isaiah 40:31 "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." (KJV)
How many times have I read this scripture? How many times have I trusted that, like the eagle, I too would be renewed in strength. Whenever I have felt weak and weary lately somehow the image of the eagle has appeared and in surprising ways.
Last week I found a website posted on our section here called Anything Goes(thread is called Eagle Cam) ..where a mother eagle and eaglets (I think that is what you call baby eagles) are appearing on a web cam around the clock. It is like looking through a window (even at night) and seeing and hearing the activities there. I have been a bird watcher for many years but have never seen anything quite like it.
And when I prayed for someone after church services (am on the prayer team) and shared Isaiah 40:31; the person I was praying for told me that while he was driving he had seen an eagle swoop down right in front of his car and then soar upward. So we prayed that his strength to face a very difficult situation would be renewed as he waited upon the Lord.
And last night as I got bundled up to go to my granddaughter's evening softball game I noticed that my gray sweatshirt jacket had something spilled on it. So I put it in the laundry hamper and chose another one..this one in dark blue which has a picture of an eagle on it as well as the scripture above. I didn't even make the connection myself to the above; but at the game a friend asked me what that was on my sweatshirt and she read the words of scripture on my jacket. She is a older widow and pastor's wife who is having a hard time now since she lost her husband seven months ago. I told her that I thought she was being renewed in strength like the eagle in the scripture. She received that! And I promised to pray for her and shared that the Lord would surely guide her in the days to come.
Later I realized that had I not worn that particular jacket..this might not have come up and I might not have had the opportunity to share and encourage her. God allowed me to change that sweatshirt for His good purposes. And I was annoyed because it caused a minor delay in our leaving for the game. :blush: And it all came together according to His plan..
I guess my thought for today is that no matter what each of us has been or is going through, we can be renewed in hope as we wait upon the Lord to renew our strength, even as the eagle is renewed.
Let the eagle soar, O Lord, let the eagle soar! :amen:
How many times have I read this scripture? How many times have I trusted that, like the eagle, I too would be renewed in strength. Whenever I have felt weak and weary lately somehow the image of the eagle has appeared and in surprising ways.
Last week I found a website posted on our section here called Anything Goes(thread is called Eagle Cam) ..where a mother eagle and eaglets (I think that is what you call baby eagles) are appearing on a web cam around the clock. It is like looking through a window (even at night) and seeing and hearing the activities there. I have been a bird watcher for many years but have never seen anything quite like it.
And when I prayed for someone after church services (am on the prayer team) and shared Isaiah 40:31; the person I was praying for told me that while he was driving he had seen an eagle swoop down right in front of his car and then soar upward. So we prayed that his strength to face a very difficult situation would be renewed as he waited upon the Lord.
And last night as I got bundled up to go to my granddaughter's evening softball game I noticed that my gray sweatshirt jacket had something spilled on it. So I put it in the laundry hamper and chose another one..this one in dark blue which has a picture of an eagle on it as well as the scripture above. I didn't even make the connection myself to the above; but at the game a friend asked me what that was on my sweatshirt and she read the words of scripture on my jacket. She is a older widow and pastor's wife who is having a hard time now since she lost her husband seven months ago. I told her that I thought she was being renewed in strength like the eagle in the scripture. She received that! And I promised to pray for her and shared that the Lord would surely guide her in the days to come.
Later I realized that had I not worn that particular jacket..this might not have come up and I might not have had the opportunity to share and encourage her. God allowed me to change that sweatshirt for His good purposes. And I was annoyed because it caused a minor delay in our leaving for the game. :blush: And it all came together according to His plan..
I guess my thought for today is that no matter what each of us has been or is going through, we can be renewed in hope as we wait upon the Lord to renew our strength, even as the eagle is renewed.
Let the eagle soar, O Lord, let the eagle soar! :amen: