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The eagle is the national emblem of the United States. It is a big bird with broad wings and the eagle flies very high. And even their nests are high off the ground in inaccessible places. Isaiah compared the righteous person to the flight of an eagle. “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles” (Isaiah 49:3).
We learn from this beautiful word picture. Man was not meant to live a low life of sin and to set his sights on the ground. Christianity gives loftiness to life. The height of sight seems to characterize the followers of Jesus: “Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2). “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal” (Matt. 6:20). “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14).
Soaring high allows us to see things in perspective, to get a feel for the larger picture and to understand the really important issues of life. Let’s concentrate on the higher things. Do we look for the stars or the dirt? Let us “mount up with wings as eagles.”
Steve Boyd