The eagle is the symbol of America, soaring high and strong
above the forest, lake and mountain. We are excited to see the king of birds
watching the water for fish from a towering pine or from hundreds of feet
above, circling the rapids. They sit in granite and cement, wood and steel,
painted and drawn on walls everywhere. Oh yes, how many times have you seen
them etched on a muscular arm, right next to some girl’s name and a heart. How
many teams, businesses, cities and parks are named “Eagle?”
The eagle symbolizes God; the psalmist in 103 portrays God’s
benefits of forgiving sins and healing all our diseases, while filling us with His love and compassion. “Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:1-5).
In Revelation John describes the creatures around the throne
again to be like flying eagles. In Revelation 12 he speaks of how the “woman
was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place
prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of…” (Revelation
12:14). This is speaking of Christ.
When you see the eagle think God. The Bible often uses metaphor and personification
to speak of God so that we can better imagine His strength or power and beauty.
The images are everywhere. In fact, several weeks ago as I drove to work I
passed a huge landfill. Three eagles were sitting on the limbs of a huge dead
tree near the dump waiting for rodents to emerge for their breakfast. They were
probably only a few yards away. It reminded me that God is very near and shows
up where we don’t expect Him. He is soaring above in our victories and in the
garbage dump of our lives with us. But most importantly God can be within our
hearts leading and strengthening each of us.
Make the eagle more than a symbol, but the center of your heart.
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