Billy Joe Daugherty - Soaring with Eagles

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The Limitless Strength of God

It's time for you to soar with eagles and ride upon the high places of the earth.

The prophet was writing to the Israelites who were having a challenge in obeying God. Like many people today, the Israelites were up and down, in and out, one day on and the next day off. The good news is that God loved them, so He didn't write them off! He's not willing to write you off either!

In Isaiah 40:29-31, the Holy Spirit spoke to the Israelites through Isaiah. This inspired Word is just as relevant for you and me today.

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall,

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and

Isaiah was saying, "God never gets tired. He has unlimited strength and wisdom." In fact, strength is found in the wisdom of God. Weariness isn't necessarily tiredness of the body. The weariness most people experience is in their minds and attitudes. When a person becomes burdened , he carries the load, worries, fears, anxieties and problems.

Perhaps you are in a place of weariness and fainting. You have thought about giving up on what God has called you to do. There is good news for you! God does not run out of strength. There is no end of His wisdom and understanding. The good thing about God's strength and ability is that He wants to impart it into your life. He gives power to the faint because He intends for us to be powerful in the earth.

Even as a born-again believer, there is a need to daily recharge your spiritual reserves to face the difficulties, temptations, pressures, stress, demands and schedules. If you try to be strong in the arm of the flesh, you will come to a point where you will want to give up on life.

Many people today, who were once in church, have gradually lost their communion and close fellowship with God. Their zeal for God has lessened to the point that the things of this world have become more attractive.

When you lose your desire for God, something else takes first place in your heart. As you love the Lord and draw close to Him, then the things of this world will lose their power and influence over you. It is time to wait on the Lord, renew your strength and mount up with wings as an eagle.

Gods Wisdom Will Be Your Strength

In these last days, God's wisdom will be your strength. Weariness rarely comes because of overexertion of the physical body. Weariness in this hour is because of mental and spiritual depletion in which people are burdened mentally, and they are overwhelmed with guilt, fear, worry, anxiety, heaviness, or a sense of oppression.

Instead of joy and victory, there is drudgery and routine. It's time to come out of that rut in your life and know that God has a better waya way into the inner place of prayer, waiting on Him and hearing His voice."

WEARINESSAN ATTITUDE OF THE MIND

Maybe you are at a place of no spiritual strength and no ability to fight against the things that are coming against youfamily problems, financial worries, or physical situations. Perhaps you are in a difficult decision time where your strength has seemingly been drained from you.

God says to those who have no strength that He will increase their strength. He will bring you from a place of no strength to possessing His power in your life.

In verse 30, Isaiah draws a comparison. He says, "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall" (NIV). Isaiah is saying that young people, who normally have natural strength and ability, will utterly fall. But verse 29 says, "He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak" (NIV).

Young people are known for their strength and energy. God wants their energy channeled in the right direction. Throughout history, God has used young people. He used Daniel at a young age. As a young boy, David killed the giant, Goliath. Samuel was used as a young boy. Mary was a teenager when she gave birth to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Young people who aren't turned on to God and obedient to Him are going to miss the blessings and goodness of God, because they are depending on their own strength and ability.

In the natural, it may look like you don't have any strength or ability. I think of David Sizer , who attended Victory Bible Institute at 96 years of age. While many of the youths were so tired they couldn't even go to church on Sunday, David Sizer ministered in the jails and nursing homes each week.

Weariness is in the attitude of the mind. As you become renewed in the spirit of your mind by meditating on God's Word, He will impart strength into your spirit, and your physical body will be quickened by the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead . From the inside out, you will have strength in your life!

When Sharon and I went on the week-long crusades once a month to Russia, we left on Monday for a flight in excess of 20 hours on four different airplanes through five airports. We went through the same agenda on the return flight, getting into Tulsa around midnight on Saturday night. On Sunday mornings, we felt refreshed for our two services because we had taken the time to wait on the Lord.

When God tells you to do something and you wait on Him, He will renew your strength!

Recharging Your Batteries

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

To wait means "to hope expectantly, trust in, or look unto." Wait also means "to serve or minister." When you worship the Lord, pray, give your offerings and adore Him, you are waiting on Him. When you go into a restaurant, to wait means someone is going to serve you.

As you minister to the Lord, your weakness is exchanged for His strength. You need your spiritual system continually rejuvenated with the flowing life of Jesus Christ. Your level of strength can be changed from what it is today to a higher level if you will wait upon the Lord.

Recently, I talked with a couple who had been very active in ministry. They came to a point where the man was ready to end his relationship with his wife and take his own life. We reached out and helped this couple, and today they are being restored .

As I talked with this couple, we went back over some of the things that happened, particularly how they had become so busy in the ministry meeting the needs of other people that they neglected their time alone with God.

Over a period of time , their strength reserve was drained, but the demand kept going. When the demand upon your life exceeds the reserve that you have inside of you, something is going to break.

God is in the business of restoring souls. When the Lord is your Shepherd, He will lead you beside still waters, and He will restore your soul. He will lead you in the place where you are nourished and strengthened. He will recharge your batteries as you wait on Him!

Mounting Up With Wings as Eagles

An eagle is a very powerful bird. In the Bible, the eagle is recognized as the greatest of birds. The eagle is the national bird of the United States of America.

When a storm is approaching, the eagle has the ability to brace its wings, catch the winds of the storm and go over the top of it. Perhaps you have been beaten down by the storms of life, but if you will set yourself in prayer, you will ride over the storms that are sent against your life. When you wait on the Lord, instead of storms burying you, you will ride over the top of them. I am talking about a quiet time each day with the Lord where you commune with Him, hear His voice and fellowship with Him.