SOARING WITH THE EAGLES

By Irene MCGOUGH

Disciples of Jesus Ministry

SOARING WITH THE EAGLES

Eagles have been classified in the prophetic world as being symbolic of theprophetic.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mountup with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,and not faint.

Deuteronomy 32:11-12 NKJV

As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings,taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the LORD alone led him, andthere was no foreign god with him.1} VISION

We have all heard of eagle eyes. Just like the eagle, we as believers must havevision. The eagle's eyes can see great distances. They can also see directly into thesun without being blinded. Our desire should be to look directly at the King of glory tosee the God the Son so much more clearly.

John 12:46 NIVI have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me shouldstay in darkness.Ephesians 1:18 MSGyour eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he iscalling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for Christians,2} LEARNING FROM PARENTS

Eagles must learn to fly and hunt and are taught by observing their parents. Eaglesare born with an instinct called imprinting. Konrad Lorenz first discovered imprintingwhen he observed ducks and geese hatching out of their eggs. He noticed theywould bond with the first moving object they saw, regardless of whether this wastheir parent. From that first moment of imprinting, they follow their moving parent (or adopted parent) until raised See the words of Paul in the verse below.

1Co 11:1

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

We do need to be very careful who we imitate though, and particularly new andyoung believers when it comes to imitating other believers.

Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV"Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you whopractice lawlessness!'

Like the eagles, a Christian’s foundations of learning to fly and hunt must be learned.They need to be discipled by strong spiritual fathers and ministries.

Proverbs 22:6 NKJVTrain up a child in the way he should go,And when he is old he will not depart from it.3} SOARING

We must learn to fly just like the young eagles.

Sometimes when a young eaglet isafraid of taking its first flight away from the nest, a parent will withhold food to force itout. This is similar to what happens to those who have been closely mentored andthe Lord says its time the "fledglings" got their wings. The fledglings find their mentors increasingly unavailable and or are told to try and hear the Lord for themselves.

One month after leaving the nest it has learned to soar and climb withthe winds. It takes an eagle 4-5 years after this to become an adult eagle.An eagle learns to soar by using thermal currents of air. These warm air patterns arecreated by the surrounding terrain. They will spread their wings and their tail feathersand let the wind carry them to new heights, then glide down to catch another upwardthermal. Soaring saves eagles energy because they do not have to flap their wingsas often.Spiritual eagles learn to soar empowered by the Holy Spirit. The wind of the Spirithelps them to soar to new heights. When we move in the might and power of theSpirit in ministry we have our strength renewed constantly and what we do is not inour own strength.