RACE TO THE FINISH LINE
The chosen few
Enjoy the view
Uphill towards the new
Kingdom for spiritual Jews
Clothed with the Son
Upon her head a crown
With twelve stars around
The moon below her feet complete and round
Dragons frown
Dogs bark at the Sun
But at the Name of Jesus they all run
For on Calvary the battle was won
She cries travailing in birth
About to deliver her first
Whom the dragon tries to kill
Against God’s will
But the baby is born
Whom the dragon cannot harm
He ascends to God’s throne
Throws the dragon down.
Don’t fear terror
For against you they won’t prosper
Read Psalms 91
Blend with Christ as one
Run your race with fervor
Knowing you have God’s favor
His resurrection power
Preparing you for the rapture
Focus on your destination
Problems should not lead to frustration
Let’s God’s Word be your inspiration
Let your prayers and testimony be to others an encouragement
Forget the things behind
In His Word all treasures you will find
Eye has not seen nor ear heard
Our glorious future is written in His Word
Jesus Christ has gone before
With Him you’ll safety reach the shore
Do not fear you will soon be home
Don’t look back run towards the goal
Many saints have gone before
Some are running behind and before
You’re not alone racing to God’s Throne
Finish your course, He will never leave you alone
If God be for us, who can be against us
We are overcomers in the Name of Jesus
Thanks be unto God who gives us the victory
And through Christ’s Blood has set us free
No weapon against us shall prosper
In the Name of Jesus we will conquer
Walk with God and all will be well
Be one body as the church and storm the gates of hell
The demons feared Jesus and Paul
Because Paul walked with God
Paul was known in Hell, Earth and Heaven
‘Cause He focused on the cross, the only safe haven
Life on earth will be over in an instant
Do you see the heavenly throng in the distance?
Shout praises to God on high
Jesus will soon appear in the sky
The trumpet shall soon sound
Around God’s Throne we’ll gather around
As the angels shout in ecstacy
To see Christ’s image in me
We will fall down and worship in gratitude
As we see His scars, nail prints and wounds
He gave it all to make us His own
And crown and seat us on a heavenly throne
We shall Behold His Face
And thank Him for His Grace
By the precious Blood He shed
The Lamb of God we will soon wed!
I pray to God our Father
Through Jesus our Elder Brother
And the Blessed Comforter
So your broken hearts will be joined together
In faith and courage you will prosper
God will descend in your life with power
And you strengthen and empower
That your inner man will receive God’s power
So you will march forward to conquer
Mount up with wings like eagles
Rising up with your Bibles
Clinging to God’s promises
Overthrowing satan’s devices
For around you is God’s army
Because you are His family
May He enlighten your spiritual eyes
That you will keep your eyes on the prize
Knowing you are the bride of Christ
United as one body
Moving forward in Victory
Awaiting the trumpet sound
When at God’s Throne we’ll gather around
Forgetting the past
Home at last
Having these promises of God
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
Depend on God completely
His Grace is sufficient for thee
And for thy family
With His mighty arms He will carry you through
Shattering mountains splitting oceans quenching fire all for you
GOD->greatest-omnipotent-deliverer
GOD’S RICHES: Glory Mercy Grace
GRACE->God’s riches at Christ’s expense
BIBLE: Because I believe in life everlasting
FAITH -> Forwarding all issues to heaven
God has no beginning and no end
He always existed and allways will
God can live without man but man cannot live without God
God’s existence is not dependent on man’s acceptance
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
Evolution is a hoax because DNA does not evolve into a higher order
Big Bang Theory is an illusion because explosion results in chaos not order
The universe and it’s laws were created and instituted by God
If we understand less than 0.1% of the universe of nature how can we fully understand God who created nature?
Finite and mortal man is not qualified to dispute the existence of the Infinite Omniscient Omnipotent and Immortal God
All roads may lead to Rome
But there is only one way to God’s throne
There is only one way to heaven
Forgiveness of sins is only through the Blood shed by a sinless perfect man
Blood transfusion saves life
God breathed into us the breadth of life
Sin and disobedience led to physical and Spiritual death
Transformation is the resurrection of the dead
Reformation is ineffective for the lifeless
Freedom is liberty to do what we ought to do
Security comes from walking in the shadow of the Almighty
This world is not our home, we are just passing through
Life on earth is short compared to eternity
Eternal values supercede secular values
THE CROSS BINDS OUR CELLS TOGETHER
The integration of man and God
Through the cross of Jesus Christ our Lord
Colossians 1:17 Jesus is before all things, and in him all things hold together
THE CROSS PREVENTS US FROM FALLING APART
LAMININ shaped like a CROSS is a glycoprotein in humans that promotes cell ADHESION
The CROSS of Jesus is the altar that promotes God and man’s INTEGRATION
Without the CROSS, the Creator’s sacrifice and His blood shed for our sins, life will DISINTEGRATE
When you meet Jesus at the CROSS, your life He will ILLUMINATE
Only in the CROSS, and the Blood of Jesus, there is forgiveness of sins, let me REITERATE
Come meet Jesus at the CROSS and your clay life with the Divine He will SATURATE
Accept Jesus at the CROSS and start feeding on God’s Word which is ACCURATE
Come to the CROSS to Quench your thirst and Jesus God’s Spirit to you will ADMINISTRATE
The CROSS unites all nations and God and man through Christ our only ADVOCATE
The CROSS points north and south to join GOD and MAN
The CROSS points east and west to unite all NATIONS
No one has seen the one who called galaxies and suns into existence, but at the CROSS we have seen God INCARNATE
At the CROSS God’s love to us Jesus did TRANSLATE
God’s plan for man’s salvation at the CROSS Jesus did clearly ILLUSTRATE
God’s sacrifice at the CROSS is true Divine Love, let me ARTICULATE
If God loved you so much at the CROSS, why do you His Divine love HATE
Come to the CROSS before it is too LATE
For the rejection of the CROSS, this universe will burn at its expiration DATE
Until from His creation, that did not meet Him at the CROSS, all filth God does ERADICATE
We will not be homeless at the CROSS because a new heaven and a new earth God will CREATE
Receive Jesus at the CROSS don’t WAIT
Accept the King of Kings, the only POTENTATE
Glory in nothing but the CROSS of Christ, Him alone ELEVATE
Unless you meet Jesus at the CROSS, you cannot enter heaven’s GATE
Come to Jesus on the CROSS, give glory to Him alone who is GREAT
At the CROSS you will find healing, peace, and the altar where sorrows ABATE
Only in the CROSS God and man become ONE
Only through the CROSS victory is WON
FAITH AND COURAGE LEADS TO VICTORY!
Stop acting like a chicken
Remember you are a lion
If you’re a woman, you’re not less
Because in Christ, you are a lioness
Roar and proclaim liberty
In Christ’s Blood which has set us free
The Lion of Judah will roar
On all flesh His Spirit pour
From New York’s Buffalo
To San Antonio
From Ghana Africa
To Antarctica
The thundering roar will resound
And we will fly alive heaven bound
No one messes with an eagle
Don’t act like you are feeble
They that know their God shall be strong and do exploits
With Christ’s Strength you can overcome all the enemy’s plots
Lion’s move in a pack
As Christ’s body there is nothing you lack
Split the ocean
Through God who set lifeless things in motion
Move the mountain
Drink from the Living Fountain
Don’t let others ruin your future
Claim God’s promises and others you inspire
Against the church the gates of hell will not prevail
Our God is faithful His promises will not fail
Our glorious future no one can derail
Believers stand up as one
At Calvary the victory has already been won
Remember you are a child of God
With God on your side, there is nothing so hard
START HEAVEN NOW?
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Heaven starts on earth
Where there is love there is joy and mirth
From true love received at new birth
Where faith is shown in action and not cold
In tested and proven faith purer than gold
Heaven starts here
When there is true joy everywhere
‘Cause Jesus lives within
And Christ’s Blood has washed away sin
So we can worship God with purity within
Heaven comes down
When God’s Glory shines around
As we pray and worship our God on High
And we mount up with wings like eagles and fly
Higher and higher above the storm
Into the arms of Jesus where we’ll fear no harm
Heaven dwells in the family
When all love each other in true harmony
Where is absent the love of money
But present Joy humility and purity
Rooted in the Bible sweeter than honey
Heaven meets heaven
When mom dad and kids sins are forgiven
When they all meet at Calvary where true Grace is given
By Jesus Christ the King of Heaven
Killing doesn’t get you to heaven
Anger and hate at heaven’s gate is forbidden
Purge out the old leaven
Live as citizens of heaven
Forgive others even as your sins are forgiven
Seek immortality incorruption
Heaven starts where there is unison
Peace on earth good will towards men
Living to please the one who is risen
Through the Holy Spirit who to us is given
Heaven comes down
When your feet is on the ground
And your mind is on the crown
Once I was lost now I am found
Heaven comes down
When there is a new Sheriff in Town
Who cleans your heart until no evil is found
And the Glory of God shines all around
Experience heaven
Before the clock strikes eleven
At the 11th hour
The righteous will flower
Followed by the midnight hour
For the bridal shower
After which the wedding will occur
And to God’s throne we will be ushered
Don’t wait
Until it is too late
Enter heaven now in faith
Make the choice now for eternity
Enjoy heaven on earth in spiritual prosperity
Until you reach planet heaven after this life
And live with Christ forever as the Lamb’s faithful wife
PREPARING FOR OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN 2016 AND BEYOND!
SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, FIRST SUNDAY MESSAGE 1.03.2016
Watch “HOW TO PREPARE FOR OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN 2016” on YouTube
MOUNTING UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES–>ISAIAH 40:31
Turkeys and chicken are heavy and cannot fly high
Eagles are light and live in the heights
Turkeys and chicken on dirt walk
Eagles leg rests on the Rock
Eagles don’t fear any harm
Because they fly above the storm
Eagles have a heavenly vision
They stay focused on their mission
PRINCIPLE 1.0
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or other small birds.
Eagles fly with Eagles
PRINCIPLE 2.0
Eagles have strong vision. When an eagle sites his prey, he narrows his focus on it and set out to get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.
Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
PRINCIPLE 3.0
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.
Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with.
PRINCIPLE 4.0
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm’s wind to lift it higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees.
We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers (eagles) relish challenges and use them profitably.
PRINCIPLE 5.0
The Eagle tests before it trusts and makes another eagle it’s companion. Read Psalms 1
Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for lifelong partnership.
PRINCIPLE 6.0
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach.
Live in heights in heavenly place in Christ Jesus.
PRINCIPLE 7.0
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.
We need to wait in God’s Presence to renew our strength
The grand old monarch of the craggy rocks is still young when generations of other birds have passed away. So our youth is renewed like the eagle’s—that is to say, our spiritual life continues on, and on, and on through time—right into eternity!
8.0 Renewal in:
A. Sight
B. Flight
C. Might
D. Fight
How is the eagle’s youth renewed? I suppose in four things—in its sight, its flight, its might and its fighting.
A. Sight
The eagle has a keen eye, but its eye would grow dim unless there was a constant renewal of its youth and, therefore, its eyesight is renewed. The eagle-eye belongs to every gracious man. He can see farther than the eagle can. He can see beyond the gates of pearl—he can see farther than that—to the throne of God! Yes, farther than that—into the heart of God. He can say— “The streams of love I trace Up to their fountain, God. And in His mighty breast I see Eternal thoughts of love to me.” But the eagle eye of faith is often clouded with unbelief, and it is a blessing for us that God increases our faith and that, once again, we can see invisible things and rejoice to behold what has never been given to mortal eye to see.
B. Flight
The eagle is a bird of strong flight, and that flight may be reckoned as a part of its youth which is renewed. Large as it is, sometimes measuring from six to eight feet broad when its wings are outspread, yet as soon as it vanishes out of sight it is lost in the blaze of the sun. At another time the eagle is on its flight, simply making progress. So with the Christian. His youth is renewed. He mounts upwards in communion with God, higher, higher, higher. His motto is— “Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
This still my cry shall be— Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee!” Up he mounts like the eagle, or at other times he goes onward in his Christian pathway, going from strength to strength until he appears before his God. Now, it is a mercy for us that the Lord is pleased to renew our power of fellowship with Himself—our power of making progress in the divine life—just as He renews the eagle’s youth.
C. Might
The eagle has great power and might, too. He had need to be strong, or when he carries his prey to his young ones, he might soon weary. And you and I have souls to feed, and work to do for God and for His kingdom—and we need that our might should be renewed, like the eagle’s, that we may be strong for every service imposed upon us.
D. Fight
And then the eagle is made to fight. It smells the battle afar off and delights in carnage. And the Christian, though he is a man of peace, is also a man of war. From his youth up he has to contend with his corruptions and fight with spiritual wickedness in high places! And he needs that his power to fight should be daily renewed, even as is the eagle’s. May we experience day by day what it is to have our youth renewed in these respects.
9.0 Renewal Through
A. Food
B. Air
C. Season
A. Food
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the food it eats. That is indicated in the text, “Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” When the eagle has satisfied his hunger, he is strong again and when you and I have fed upon the Word of God—especially upon the incarnate Word of God—when we have been privileged to eat His flesh and drink His blood, as spiritual men know how, ah, then again, our youth has been renewed!
B. Air
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the air he breathes. Not here below, in this smoky atmosphere, but up there, in the clear azure, where all is bright—there does the eagle breathe the pure air and thus renew his strength. So the Christian renews his strength, not here among groveling gold hunters or pleasure hunters, or fame hunters, but up, up there in the rarefied atmosphere of communion with God! There he grows strong, again, and comes down from the heaven of heavens with his face glowing with the radiance of renewed youth, renewed by breathing the atmosphere of the skies!
C. Season
The eagle’s youth is renewed as the season returns, or, if the reference I gave to some naturalists is correct, there is a season for renewal. So when the times for God’s Spirit to visit us with times of refreshing come, then, and our strength is renewed. When we feel once more the Holy Spirit bedewing us and our heart gets to be like Gideon’s fleece and we are saturated, then, like the eagle’s, our strength is renewed!
How Eagles Reflect Our Spiritual Journey—how we can soar with eagles
The challenge of being “eagle Christians” is learning to wait on the Lord, until we catch the wind of the Spirit. Eagle believers are those who seek to find out where God is going, and then go with Him. They don’t sense fighting against the wind currents; they find out what God’s doing and enter into it. Jesus modeled this for us when He said in John 5:19—”I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”
Never acting independently, never moving on His own, Jesus saw what God was doing and moved with it. That’s what “eagle Christians” do: develop an ability to sense the motion of the Spirit and refuse to move until they know what God is doing. Oh, we know the opposite of an “eagle Christian,” because most of us have been a part of another kind of Christianity many times in our lives.
The simple call is to mimic the eagles, wait on the Lord and the wind of the Spirit will renew our strength so we can “…soar on wings like eagles…”
10.0 Don’t be a Turkey, be an Eagle
Turkeys are no eagles.
First of all, turkeys can’t fly, they can’t defend themselves, and they need to be fed and taken care of. Turkeys are a lot of work, they are high-maintenance. Besides, people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
Eagles on the other hand, have no natural enemies (name one animal that eats eagles), they can fly and they feed and care for themselves. NO ONE MESSES WITH AN EAGLE.
Not only do eagles fly, THEY SOAR.
Turkeys are high-maintenance and eagles are not.
Eagles are winners!
Eagles make things happen!
BE AN EAGLE SAINT IN 2016!
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. Is 40:31
Stop acting like a chicken
Remember you are a lion
No one messes with an eagle
Don’t act like you are feeble
They that know their God shall be strong and do exploits
With Christ’s Strength you can overcome all the enemy’s plots
Lion’s move in a pack
As Christ’s body there is nothing you lack
Split the ocean
Through God who set lifeless things in motion
Move the mountain
Drink from the Living Fountain
Don’t let others ruin your future
Claim God’s promises and others you inspire
Against the church the gates of hell will not prevail
Our God is faithful His promises will not fail
Our glorious future no one can derail
Believers stand up as one
At Calvary the victory has already been won
Remember you are a child of God
With God on your side, there is nothing so hard
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Heaven starts on earth
Where there is love there is joy and mirth
From true love received at new birth
Where faith is shown in action and not cold
In tested and proven faith purer than gold
Heaven starts here
When there is true joy everywhere
‘Cause Jesus lives within
And Christ’s Blood has washed away sin
So we can worship God with purity within
Heaven comes down
When God’s Glory shines around
As we pray and worship our God on High
And we mount up with wings like eagles and fly
Higher and higher above the storm
Into the arms of Jesus where we’ll fear no harm
Heaven dwells in the family
When all love each other in true harmony
Where is absent the love of money
But present Joy humility and purity
Rooted in the Bible sweeter than honey
Heaven meets heaven
When mom dad and kids sins are forgiven
When they all meet at Calvary where true Grace is given
By Jesus Christ the King of Heaven
Killing doesn’t get you to heaven
Anger and hate at heaven’s gate is forbidden
Purge out the old leaven
Live as citizens of heaven
Forgive others even as your sins are forgiven
Seek immortality incorruption
Heaven starts where there is unison
Peace on earth good will towards men
Living to please the one who is risen
Through the Holy Spirit who to us is given
Heaven comes down
When your feet is on the ground
And your mind is on the crown
Once I was lost now I am found
Heaven comes down
When there is a new Sheriff in Town
Who cleans your heart until no evil is found
And the Glory of God shines all around
Experience heaven
Before the clock strikes eleven
At the 11th hour
The righteous will flower
Followed by the midnight hour
For the bridal shower
After which the wedding will occur
And to God’s throne we will be ushered
Don’t wait
Until it is too late
Enter heaven now in faith
Make the choice now for eternity
Enjoy heaven on earth in spiritual prosperity
Until you reach planet heaven after this life
And live with Christ forever as the Lamb’s faithful wife
PREPARING FOR OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN 2016 AND BEYOND!
SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, FIRST SUNDAY MESSAGE 1.03.2016
Watch “HOW TO PREPARE FOR OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN 2016” on YouTube
MOUNTING UP WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES–>ISAIAH 40:31
Turkeys and chicken are heavy and cannot fly high
Eagles are light and live in the heights
Turkeys and chicken on dirt walk
Eagles leg rests on the Rock
Eagles don’t fear any harm
Because they fly above the storm
Eagles have a heavenly vision
They stay focused on their mission
PRINCIPLE 1.0
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or other small birds.
Eagles fly with Eagles
PRINCIPLE 2.0
Eagles have strong vision. When an eagle sites his prey, he narrows his focus on it and set out to get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.
Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
PRINCIPLE 3.0
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.
Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with.
PRINCIPLE 4.0
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm’s wind to lift it higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees.
We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers (eagles) relish challenges and use them profitably.
PRINCIPLE 5.0
The Eagle tests before it trusts and makes another eagle it’s companion. Read Psalms 1
Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for lifelong partnership.
PRINCIPLE 6.0
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach.
Live in heights in heavenly place in Christ Jesus.
PRINCIPLE 7.0
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.
We need to wait in God’s Presence to renew our strength
The grand old monarch of the craggy rocks is still young when generations of other birds have passed away. So our youth is renewed like the eagle’s—that is to say, our spiritual life continues on, and on, and on through time—right into eternity!
8.0 Renewal in:
A. Sight
B. Flight
C. Might
D. Fight
How is the eagle’s youth renewed? I suppose in four things—in its sight, its flight, its might and its fighting.
A. Sight
The eagle has a keen eye, but its eye would grow dim unless there was a constant renewal of its youth and, therefore, its eyesight is renewed. The eagle-eye belongs to every gracious man. He can see farther than the eagle can. He can see beyond the gates of pearl—he can see farther than that—to the throne of God! Yes, farther than that—into the heart of God. He can say— “The streams of love I trace Up to their fountain, God. And in His mighty breast I see Eternal thoughts of love to me.” But the eagle eye of faith is often clouded with unbelief, and it is a blessing for us that God increases our faith and that, once again, we can see invisible things and rejoice to behold what has never been given to mortal eye to see.
B. Flight
The eagle is a bird of strong flight, and that flight may be reckoned as a part of its youth which is renewed. Large as it is, sometimes measuring from six to eight feet broad when its wings are outspread, yet as soon as it vanishes out of sight it is lost in the blaze of the sun. At another time the eagle is on its flight, simply making progress. So with the Christian. His youth is renewed. He mounts upwards in communion with God, higher, higher, higher. His motto is— “Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
This still my cry shall be— Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee!” Up he mounts like the eagle, or at other times he goes onward in his Christian pathway, going from strength to strength until he appears before his God. Now, it is a mercy for us that the Lord is pleased to renew our power of fellowship with Himself—our power of making progress in the divine life—just as He renews the eagle’s youth.
C. Might
The eagle has great power and might, too. He had need to be strong, or when he carries his prey to his young ones, he might soon weary. And you and I have souls to feed, and work to do for God and for His kingdom—and we need that our might should be renewed, like the eagle’s, that we may be strong for every service imposed upon us.
D. Fight
And then the eagle is made to fight. It smells the battle afar off and delights in carnage. And the Christian, though he is a man of peace, is also a man of war. From his youth up he has to contend with his corruptions and fight with spiritual wickedness in high places! And he needs that his power to fight should be daily renewed, even as is the eagle’s. May we experience day by day what it is to have our youth renewed in these respects.
9.0 Renewal Through
A. Food
B. Air
C. Season
A. Food
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the food it eats. That is indicated in the text, “Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” When the eagle has satisfied his hunger, he is strong again and when you and I have fed upon the Word of God—especially upon the incarnate Word of God—when we have been privileged to eat His flesh and drink His blood, as spiritual men know how, ah, then again, our youth has been renewed!
B. Air
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the air he breathes. Not here below, in this smoky atmosphere, but up there, in the clear azure, where all is bright—there does the eagle breathe the pure air and thus renew his strength. So the Christian renews his strength, not here among groveling gold hunters or pleasure hunters, or fame hunters, but up, up there in the rarefied atmosphere of communion with God! There he grows strong, again, and comes down from the heaven of heavens with his face glowing with the radiance of renewed youth, renewed by breathing the atmosphere of the skies!
C. Season
The eagle’s youth is renewed as the season returns, or, if the reference I gave to some naturalists is correct, there is a season for renewal. So when the times for God’s Spirit to visit us with times of refreshing come, then, and our strength is renewed. When we feel once more the Holy Spirit bedewing us and our heart gets to be like Gideon’s fleece and we are saturated, then, like the eagle’s, our strength is renewed!
How Eagles Reflect Our Spiritual Journey—how we can soar with eagles
The challenge of being “eagle Christians” is learning to wait on the Lord, until we catch the wind of the Spirit. Eagle believers are those who seek to find out where God is going, and then go with Him. They don’t sense fighting against the wind currents; they find out what God’s doing and enter into it. Jesus modeled this for us when He said in John 5:19—”I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”
Never acting independently, never moving on His own, Jesus saw what God was doing and moved with it. That’s what “eagle Christians” do: develop an ability to sense the motion of the Spirit and refuse to move until they know what God is doing. Oh, we know the opposite of an “eagle Christian,” because most of us have been a part of another kind of Christianity many times in our lives.
The simple call is to mimic the eagles, wait on the Lord and the wind of the Spirit will renew our strength so we can “…soar on wings like eagles…”
10.0 Don’t be a Turkey, be an Eagle
Turkeys are no eagles.
First of all, turkeys can’t fly, they can’t defend themselves, and they need to be fed and taken care of. Turkeys are a lot of work, they are high-maintenance. Besides, people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
Eagles on the other hand, have no natural enemies (name one animal that eats eagles), they can fly and they feed and care for themselves. NO ONE MESSES WITH AN EAGLE.
Not only do eagles fly, THEY SOAR.
Turkeys are high-maintenance and eagles are not.
Eagles are winners!
Eagles make things happen!
BE AN EAGLE SAINT IN 2016!
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. Is 40:31
PREPARING FOR OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN 2019 AND BEYOND!
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Turkeys and chicken are heavy and cannot fly high
Eagles are light and live in the heights
Turkeys and chicken on dirt walk
Eagles leg rests on the Rock
Eagles don’t fear any harm
Because they fly above the storm
Eagles have a heavenly vision
They stay focused on their mission
PRINCIPLE 1.0
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or other small birds.
Eagles fly with Eagles
PRINCIPLE 2.0
Eagles have strong vision. When an eagle sites his prey, he narrows his focus on it and set out to get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.
Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
PRINCIPLE 3.0
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not.
Be careful with what you feed your eyes and ears with.
PRINCIPLE 4.0
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm’s wind to lift it higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagles uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees.
We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
Achievers (eagles) relish challenges and use them profitably.
PRINCIPLE 5.0
The Eagle tests before it trusts and makes another eagle it’s companion. Read Psalms 1
Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for lifelong partnership.
PRINCIPLE 6.0
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach.
Live in heights in heavenly place in Christ Jesus.
PRINCIPLE 7.0
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out.
We need to wait in God’s Presence to renew our strength
The grand old monarch of the craggy rocks is still young when generations of other birds have passed away. So our youth is renewed like the eagle’s—that is to say, our spiritual life continues on, and on, and on through time—right into eternity!
8.0 Renewal in:
A. Sight
B. Flight
C. Might
D. Fight
How is the eagle’s youth renewed? I suppose in four things—in its sight, its flight, its might and its fighting.
A. Sight
The eagle has a keen eye, but its eye would grow dim unless there was a constant renewal of its youth and, therefore, its eyesight is renewed. The eagle-eye belongs to every gracious man. He can see farther than the eagle can. He can see beyond the gates of pearl—he can see farther than that—to the throne of God! Yes, farther than that—into the heart of God. He can say— “The streams of love I trace Up to their fountain, God. And in His mighty breast I see Eternal thoughts of love to me.” But the eagle eye of faith is often clouded with unbelief, and it is a blessing for us that God increases our faith and that, once again, we can see invisible things and rejoice to behold what has never been given to mortal eye to see.
B. Flight
The eagle is a bird of strong flight, and that flight may be reckoned as a part of its youth which is renewed. Large as it is, sometimes measuring from six to eight feet broad when its wings are outspread, yet as soon as it vanishes out of sight it is lost in the blaze of the sun. At another time the eagle is on its flight, simply making progress. So with the Christian. His youth is renewed. He mounts upwards in communion with God, higher, higher, higher. His motto is— “Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee!
This still my cry shall be— Nearer to Thee, nearer to Thee!” Up he mounts like the eagle, or at other times he goes onward in his Christian pathway, going from strength to strength until he appears before his God. Now, it is a mercy for us that the Lord is pleased to renew our power of fellowship with Himself—our power of making progress in the divine life—just as He renews the eagle’s youth.
C. Might
The eagle has great power and might, too. He had need to be strong, or when he carries his prey to his young ones, he might soon weary. And you and I have souls to feed, and work to do for God and for His kingdom—and we need that our might should be renewed, like the eagle’s, that we may be strong for every service imposed upon us.
D. Fight
And then the eagle is made to fight. It smells the battle afar off and delights in carnage. And the Christian, though he is a man of peace, is also a man of war. From his youth up he has to contend with his corruptions and fight with spiritual wickedness in high places! And he needs that his power to fight should be daily renewed, even as is the eagle’s. May we experience day by day what it is to have our youth renewed in these respects.
9.0 Renewal Through
A. Food
B. Air
C. Season
A. Food
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the food it eats. That is indicated in the text, “Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” When the eagle has satisfied his hunger, he is strong again and when you and I have fed upon the Word of God—especially upon the incarnate Word of God—when we have been privileged to eat His flesh and drink His blood, as spiritual men know how, ah, then again, our youth has been renewed!
B. Air
The eagle’s strength is renewed by the air he breathes. Not here below, in this smoky atmosphere, but up there, in the clear azure, where all is bright—there does the eagle breathe the pure air and thus renew his strength. So the Christian renews his strength, not here among groveling gold hunters or pleasure hunters, or fame hunters, but up, up there in the rarefied atmosphere of communion with God! There he grows strong, again, and comes down from the heaven of heavens with his face glowing with the radiance of renewed youth, renewed by breathing the atmosphere of the skies!
C. Season
The eagle’s youth is renewed as the season returns, or, if the reference I gave to some naturalists is correct, there is a season for renewal. So when the times for God’s Spirit to visit us with times of refreshing come, then, and our strength is renewed. When we feel once more the Holy Spirit bedewing us and our heart gets to be like Gideon’s fleece and we are saturated, then, like the eagle’s, our strength is renewed!
How Eagles Reflect Our Spiritual Journey—how we can soar with eagles
The challenge of being “eagle Christians” is learning to wait on the Lord, until we catch the wind of the Spirit. Eagle believers are those who seek to find out where God is going, and then go with Him. They don’t sense fighting against the wind currents; they find out what God’s doing and enter into it. Jesus modeled this for us when He said in John 5:19—”I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”
Never acting independently, never moving on His own, Jesus saw what God was doing and moved with it. That’s what “eagle Christians” do: develop an ability to sense the motion of the Spirit and refuse to move until they know what God is doing. Oh, we know the opposite of an “eagle Christian,” because most of us have been a part of another kind of Christianity many times in our lives.
The simple call is to mimic the eagles, wait on the Lord and the wind of the Spirit will renew our strength so we can “…soar on wings like eagles…”
10.0 Don’t be a Turkey, be an Eagle
Turkeys are no eagles.
First of all, turkeys can’t fly, they can’t defend themselves, and they need to be fed and taken care of. Turkeys are a lot of work, they are high-maintenance. Besides, people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
Eagles on the other hand, have no natural enemies (name one animal that eats eagles), they can fly and they feed and care for themselves. NO ONE MESSES WITH AN EAGLE.
Not only do eagles fly, THEY SOAR.
Turkeys are high-maintenance and eagles are not.
Eagles are winners!
Eagles make things happen!
BE AN EAGLE SAINT IN 2016!
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. Is 40:31
WHEN THE CLAY CALLED GOD “FATHER GOD AND CREATOR
ETERNAL LIFEGIVER
MY DELIVERER TRANSFORMER UPLIFTER
AND MY STRONG TOWER”
There was a lump of clay
In a land far away from the USA
The mud was already there
Called into existence by the Creator
Mixed with elements together
By the Master designer, Sculptor and Father
Who designed each element’s nucleus
And its outer orbital shells
The clay remained lifeless
In a little spot on planet earth
Some say this spot was in Iraq
Near the River Euphrates
Then one day there was an announcement
As the universe watched in astonishment
God took the clay in His Hand
Fashioned it into a clay man and made it stand
Lifeless but tall
Perfect masterpiece above all
Reflecting the image of the Father
Destined to live together
Then came a mighty rushing wind
Into the clay doll to breathe life within
The dust began to praise
And it’s hand raise
Calling God “Father
I will love you forever”
God gave Adam a companion
The marriage took place in Eden
Between a man and a woman
So much joy before the fall
It was just an apple in a forbidden tree not so tall
If only we had known it’s consequence at all
And obeyed God’s call
There would never have been a fall
But God had a better plan
Before the human race fell in sin and from Eden was banned
He designed the new heavens and earth
Brought into existence because of Christ’s Birth
Who made us a new generation
Through His Blood Spirit and regeneration
We will become like Jesus God’s Son
Who has gone before us in 2016 and for us all battles won
Rejoice in God’s new creation
2016 will unfold in jubilation
Demons will be crushed
God’s kingdom will be rushed
The Stone from the Mountain
The Ever Living Fountain
Will crush the iron and clay
Gold, silver and bronze of yesterday
God’s order in the universe will be restored
We will live beyond 2016 until the kingdom arrives foretold
All evil powers will be dethroned
With Christ forever we will reign
Kings and priests by His Grace
We will Behold His Face
Even though this polluted universe be erased
A new heaven and earth Jesus will create
We will live forever in joy and ecstacy
Don’t let this second on earth hide eternity
Jesus came to give us abundant life
So the clay can become the Lamb’s Wife
When the Lord shouts and descends
With voice like thunder the bride will ascend
Preceded by the trumpet blast
In the arms of our Father, home at last!
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