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Soar Like Eagles A boy found an eagle’s egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chickens do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew old and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains. “Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken replied, “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the mighty eagle, the king of all birds- you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn’t give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friend, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the prairie chickens! ( Native American Legend ) God spoke to us via the Proverbs ( 23:7 ) admonishing us that “For as he thinks within himself, so he is.” As individual Christians or as a group we will never rise to a level higher than we can conceive of ourselves accomplishing so may I challenge each one of us to dig down deep within to summon up all the faith we can muster. Let us believe that we can be more effective servants for God than we now are. Let us convince ourselves of God’s power to use us to accomplish His will right here in Shelbyville. Remember Eph. 3:20 it is real. Every day we pray for our congregation to grow by at least two families, but what good does it do for us to pray that prayer if we do not believe God can grant our request? And, how will God grant our request ? Will there be a flash of light and two families suddenly appear? We all know better than that. God uses people to accomplish His will on the earth. If God is to add to this congregation it will be through us, but if God is to use us we must soar like eagles, not scratch like chickens. w |
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