Numbers 23:19 ‘God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?’
DAILY READING • Luke 10:21-42; Genesis 18; Psalm 11
An eagle is a very interesting animal. At about 4 to 5 years of age, an eagle is ready to start a family. And when the male eagle finds a potential mate, it engages in dramatic courtship displays that involves swooping flight, aerial stick exchanges and cartwheeling. While all these behaviors are part of courtship, they are also ways to test the strength and agility of the potential mate. And once a pair has succeeded in coming together, building their nest is an activity that helps them bond. They build a nest constructed of interwoven sticks, with the interior lined with grass, corn stalks, feathers and other soft materials. Eagles typically avoid human activity and will chose to build their nests in forest areas, in a place where their nest is protected. The site of the nest usually depends on nearness to water and the abundance of food in that area, and once they settle into their nests, next is to raise a family. Eagles brood once each year and the average clutch or group of eggs an eagle lays is between one and three eggs. And after it is laid, the egg must be constantly kept warm, or incubated, and protected from predators. The female eagle typically spends more time on the nest while the male does most of the hunting to provide food for the female. However what is really interesting about the mother eagle is how faithfully she sits and waits for 35 days before the egg hatches. The eggs are kept warm through her body heat. Like most birds, eagles develop a brood patch, or bare spot on their belly, to better facilitate heat transfer to the egg during incubation. Incubation period for bald eagles is about 35 days. And for golden eagles, it is between 40-45 days. For those number of days, the eagle sits patiently, waiting for the egg to hatch. As she waits, outwardly there is no movement nor sign that anything is happening within the eggs. The mother eagle never feels the baby kick, nor sees the egg grow larger, like happens in human pregnancy, yet she patiently waits. Day after day she sits unmoved by what she doesn’t feel, unmoved by what’s not changing. Her concern is to keep the eggs warm, knowing that one day soon it will hatch.
And while the eagle waits, with no signs of life, on the 35th day, suddenly the little eaglet starts pecking out of the shell, before long it hatches healthy and whole.
We can learn a lesson about faith simply by observing the eagle. God’s promises are birthed in our lives, similar to how an eagle gives birth. As we await the manifestation of the promise, we have to believe something is happening even when we can’t see it. Even though there is no outward sign it will ever come to pass, like the eagle sits on the egg, we are going to have to sit on that promise, believing, expecting, praying, thanking, God for its manifestation.
You may have promises that you’ve been standing on for a long time, dreams God has put in your heart, but currently every circumstance says, it is never going to happen. But dare to believe God’s Word. Let God be true and let every devil be a liar.
Numbers 23:19 says ‘God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?’
What God has said He will do in your life, He is able to perform. Therefore decide not to be moved by what you see. Be moved only by what God has said. What God started in your life He is going to finish. God works in secret. Though you may not yet see the improvement you desired, God is up to something. He is bringing it together. You have to trust the process that births the promise. Though it seems you have been waiting, things are coming together. And they are working for your good because you love God. Just like a picture, some things have to develop in the dark, in secret. And you have to keep believing though there’s no sign on the outside.
We have to walk by faith and not by sight. And by faith we have to call those things that be not as though they were. We have to speak forth words of faith in God’s ability. The odds may be against you today, but don’t let the circumstances fool you. You may not yet see anything happening on the outside, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening on the inside. It is God that works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. He is at work within you. Like the Israelites, we have to keep marching around the wall of Jericho, though there is no sign yet that it is going to fall. Keep thanking God for that situation, even though it looks like, it is not improving. Keep speaking prophetically because the clouds are filling up with rain. Keep doing the right thing because your day of manifestation is coming. Like, Abraham, decide not to consider contrary circumstances, rather remain strong in faith giving glory to God.
And instead of considering how big the obstacles, consider how big your God is. God can do the impossible, He can make ways where there seems to be no way. Therefore don’t be moved by any circumstance. God being for you is more than the world being against you. As a person of vision, you are unstoppable. You are headed for your place in destiny and as long as you remain strong in faith, it is only a matter of time before you arrive there.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to walk by faith and not by sight. Show me the right way to go at every crossroad in life. Please guide me by Your Spirit until I arrive at my destined place in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE
There is more to you than meets the eyes. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. – WORDBITE 222.