THE MAJESTIC EAGLE AND THE CHRISTIAN........

PSALM 103:1-5 KJV.
Psalm 103
1. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's


ISAIAH 40:28-31
28. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
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.

WAIT: transitive verb1 : to stay in place in expectation of . intransitive verb 1 a : to be or remain awake b archaic : to remain awake on watch : AWAKE -- often used with uptransitive verb1 : to stand watch over: AWAKE -- often used with up ..STIR, EXCITE : to arouse conscious interest in

WAKE: NOUN 1a. A hidden or concealed position. b.A state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy

Amplified Bible Isaiah 40:31:31
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.

New Living Translation Isaiah 40:31
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

King James Version Isaiah 40:31
31But 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.

IN THE PREVIOUS SCRIPTURES WE FIND THAT AS WE WAIT ON THE LORD WE SHALL RENEW OUR STRENGTH AS THE EAGLE, GOD SHALL RENEW OUR YOUTH AS THE EAGLE, AND WE SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES.
MOST OF US DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ALL MEANS.
FIRST OF ALL WAIT DOESN'T JUST MEAN SIT AROUND. THE WORD MEANS TO BE EXCITED AND STIRED UP EXPECTING. WHAT EVER THE LORD SAYS IN HIS WORD GET EXCITED ABOUT IT AND EXPECT IT IN YOUR LIFE. BE WATCHING FOR IT.
LET'S OPEN THE DOOR OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE THE RENEWING OF THE STRENGTH AND YOUTH OF THE EAGLE.
AS THE EAGLE GETS OLDER IT'S FEATHERS BECOME WORN AND WHISTLE AS THE AIR PASSES OVER THEM. MAKING IT HARD FOR THEM TO CATCH PREY AS THEIR PREY CAN HEAR THEM COMING. THE WIND DRAG ON THE WORN FEATHERS SLOWS THEM DOWN ALSO. THEIR BEAKS GET A BUILD UP OF CALCIUM DEPOSITS ON IT. THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO EAT AS THE BEAK IS NO LONGER SHARP. YOU WOULD THINK A BIRD IN THIS CONDITION WOULD BE ON IT'S WAY OUT OF THIS LIFE. NOT SO!!! THE EAGLE REALIZES IT IS TIME TO RENEW ITSELF. IT FLIES HIGH AS HIGH TOWARDS THE SUN AS IT CAN. IT FLIES TO THE HIGHEST PLACE IT CAN AND PLANTS ITSELF ON A SOLID ROCK. IT THEN PLUCKS ALL IT'S FEATHERS AND SITS DOWN IN A MOUNTAIN STREAM AND SOAKS. THIS LOOSENS ALL THE PARASITES AND DIRT AND GRIME AND WASHES IT CLEAN. THE EAGLE THEN GETS BACK ON THE ROCK AND SLAMS IT'S BEAK AGAINST THE ROCK UNTIL ALL THE CALCIUM DEPOSITS ARE KNOCKED OF AND IT'S BEAK IS SHARP ONCE AGAIN. SOMETIMES THEY BREAK THEIR BEAK COMPLETELY OFF. ( IT WILL GROW BACK ) DURING THIS TIME THE EAGLE CAN NOT GO FOR PREY. THEY CAN'T FLY. OTHER ODLER EAGLES THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAVE BEEN SEEN DROPPING FOOD TO THEM. AFTER EIGHT WEEKS THE EAGLE'S FEATHERS HAVE GROWN BACK AND THE BIRD IS LIKE A YOUNG EAGLE. HIS STRENGTH AND YOUTH IS RENEWED. SOME EAGLES WILL INSTEAD OF PLUCKING ITSELF FLY HIGH AND DIVE HEAD FIRST INTO A STREAM AT TREMENDOUS SPEED. THE IMPACT STRIPS MOST OF IT'S FEATHERS OFF. A LOT OF EAGLES DIE DURING THIS PROCESS.
WE AS CHRISTIANS HAVE THIS PROCESS WORKING IN US ALL THE TIME AS WE WAIT ON THE LORD. WE DON'T HAVE TO GET WEATHERED AND WEAK AND SLOW AND THEN GO THROUGH THIS TRAMATIC PROCESS LIKE THE EAGLE. AS WE WAIT ON THE LORD IT IS A DAILY PROCESS THAT KEEPS US RENEWED IN YOUTH AND STRENGHT.

EPHESIANS 5:25-27 KJV.
25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

AS THE EAGLE CLEANSES ITSLEF IN THE STREAM SO WE CLEANSE OURSELVES BY THE WASHING OF THE WATER OF THE WORD.
CHRISTIANS THAT DON'T GET INTO THE WORD, AND DO AND EXPECT IT IN THEIR LIVES, WILL BECOME WORN AS THE EAGLE. THAY MAY THEN DIVE INTO THE WORD. SOME WILL MAKE IT AND SOME WILL PERISH HAVING WAITED TO LONG TO RENEW. THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DAILY RENEW OURSELVES WITH THE WORD.
THE EAGLE IS THE ONLY BIRD THAT CAN MOUNT IT'S WINGS. IT LIVES HIGH IN THE MOUNTIANS AND PERCHES ON THE ROCKS. IT CAN SEE STORMS COMING LONG BEFORE THEY GET TO WHERE THEY ARE. THEY FACE THE STORM AND RAISE THEIR WINGS AND CAN LOCK THEM INTO POSITION. WHEN THE WIND HITS THE EAGLE IT SOARS UP ABOVE THE STORM WITH NO EFFORT. THE WIND LIFTS THEM. THE CHRISTIAN SHOULD BE LIKE THAT. LIVING SO CLOSE TO THE SON. SO HIGH WITH GOD THAT ANY STORM COMING IS REVEALED TO THEM. THEY CAN THEN FACE THE STORM AND SOAR ABOVE IT ON THE WINGS OF THE WORD. THE WORD LIFTING AND PROTECTING THEM.