Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on e 4 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians,
and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
In Exodus 19 about three months after leaving Egypt, God tells Moses to remind the people of Israel how God had delivered them from their captivity and slavery. He likens it to being carried on eagle’s wings. Probably an image of the American bald eagles comes to mind of a majestic bird circling high in the sky. The eagle is strong, building its nests in high dangerous places. But I like the challenge of trying to remember the last time we cried out to God for deliverance. Certainly I have been crying out as I work through the grief of the death of my husband but there are many other challenges God carries us through.
Eric Liddell in “Chariots of Fire,” the movie about the 1924 Olympics in Paris, is famous because he refused to run the preliminary qualifying 100 meter race on Sunday. In the movie he chose Isaiah Is 40:31 as his text for talking about finding the strength to run the longer race.
“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isa. 40:31).
Today when your strength feels like it is finished, think of the picture of an eagle carrying you safely through your challenge. Perhaps take a deep breath, spread your arms and just visualize gliding on the eagle that is carrying you, even as God carries you. That is a fun mental image to hold on to. Blessings.
On the Way to Wonder 