Eagles vs. Lions

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not grow weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)



I recently got a revelation of the power of being able to mount up with wings as eagles or mount up on the wings of eagles. It connects with the scripture in 1 Pet 5:8 that says, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." Interesting thing about lions...Lions, as we know are the king of the jungle, the dominant predator, very vicious in their attack...well with all their strength they don't have to work so hard for their meal. Lions will roar for a number of reasons when hunting prey. They roar declaring their ownership of the land and to scare and intimidate their prey. Some prey will become frozen in fear if caught within the 5 mile radius of the roar path. Then so easily the lion can come and pluck up its prey...OR a lion will often roar right before it leaps and attacks its prey. Lion's are stealth like and quiet until right before so as to ensure a kill or meal. To study a lion is actually quite fascinating and then to even study this scripture and see where else it leads in the word.

(I love using "e-sword" and having access to commentaries and different translations and such as well as multiple dictionary's and translators from Hebrew to Greek, etc. - Helps a lot!)

So, to really look at what this is saying...our enemy, the Devil, Satan, and all his minions/demons, they are always in hunt mode trying to prey on the weak...those who don't know God or Jesus are easier prey, those Christians who don't understand relationship with the Lord are easy prey, those Christians who live life justifying every action are easy prey, those Christians who walk around with a seared conscious, walking according to their emotions, their flesh, are easier prey...WHAT ARE YOU? Are you an easy prey? Hmmmm....

When we lose focus on Jesus, and are not walking by the Holy Spirit, than we become an easier prey...Lions don't have to work so hard for their meals...and they tend to travel in packs to make it even easier to overpower their prey. The enemy's sole purpose is to "steal, kill, and destroy" (John 10:10). Being "Sober and Vigilant" means to be watchful and on alert at all times...as if you knew you were in danger you would be watching your back, your sides, everywhere right? Lol! We must be on guard because the enemy DOES NOT STOP...he is waiting for a moment to pounce on you when you are not watching. He will wait for the right time just as the lion does, then he will sneak in and KILL!!!

How does this connect to the first scripture about eagles wings? Well, I'll tell you...this is my revelation: A lion, the enemy, roams about seeking whom he may devour. A lion, the enemy, is bound to the ground. He is limited to the kinds of prey it can capture and hunt, although it is a pretty vast list. If we, as Christians, following after Christ, living according to the Word of God, walking in relationship with the Lord, are compared to eagles...and we know eagles to be powerful creatures...see where I am going. OK, let me expound a bit. An eagle can soar HIGHER than any other bird or flying creature. If we are compared to an eagle, especially in saying that when we are strengthened by the Lord we will mount up like eagles wings...that is saying that WE ARE NOT BOUND TO THE GROUND!!! If we are walking soberly and vigilant, than when we sense danger nearing than we can MOUNT UP like the wings of eagles and SOAR HIGHER and closer with our Lord...

I hope you realize the POWER behind what I just said...we need to start KNOWING what we have been given, what we are capable of, what we have access to as joint-heirs (sharing in the same power and authority) with Christ. We need to walk in THE BELIEVER'S AUTHORITY! God has given us Dominion...

Again I ask you...WHAT ARE YOU? An easy prey, bound to the ground - or - a mighty eagle mounting up your wings and soaring high with the Lord?!?!?!?


:) Christina (: