Some good stuff I found on Isa 40 
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Isaiah 40:31: “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.”
How often we’ve quoted and sung this verse, but I wonder, do we really soar on wings like eagles? And what does that mean, after all?
Did you know that 32 times in scripture the eagle is used as an example of the Christian life?
That’s because eagles are unusual birds who are born to soar higher and faster than any other bird. And as God’s eagles, we are made to soar in heavenly realms.
Eagles always build their nests in the highest possible place for three reasons:
As protection from their enemies
As a perch for surveying the territory
As an energy-saving launching pad.
The Word of God is to us like the nest is to the eagle. It is our protection—our shield—from the enemy of our soul. The written Word gives you a strategic view of the world around you, shows you where to fly and where not to fly; warns you of dangers out in that big world. When your launching pad is God’s eternal Word, you’re really able to soar like an eagle.
Maybe you’ve been trying to soar from the ground up. Been flapping your wings a lot lately but going nowhere? You need a better launching pad. Isaiah begins this 40th chapter by reminding us that the Word of our God stands forever.
Jesus is the Word of God incarnate—the Word made flesh that dwelled among us. He stands forever; His love for us will last forever; nothing can separate us from His love; He will never leave us or forsake us. If you’re not soaring on wings of eagles these days, check it out. The launching pad is the Word of God. No other take-off will work.
Have you been soaring lately, or have you been more like a canary, in a cage singing a little tune but not accomplishing very much? Or perhaps like a buzzard, sitting on telephone poles, watching everybody else, eating dead things. Or do you look more like a peacock, pruning your feathers?
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