On Eagles’ Wings
Isaiah 40:31
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.
The eagle is the king of birds, it soars the highest into the heavens. Believers are to live a heavenly life, in the very Presence and Love and Joy of God. They are to live where God lives; they need strength to rise there.…
You know how the eagles are taught the use of their wings.… See high up a ledge on the rock, where there is an eagle’s nest with its treasure of two young eagles. See the mother bird … with her beak push the timid birds over the precipice. See how they flutter and fall and sink toward the depth. See now … how … she spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings, and so, as they ride upon her wings, brings them to a place of safety.…
You fear and tremble, as all your strength fails, and you feel utterly weary and helpless.… All He asks is that you should sink down in your weariness and wait on Him; and allow Him in His Jehovah-strength to carry as you ride upon the wings of His Omnipotence.
Andrew Murray, Waiting on God.