Sermon on Sunday 18th Nov, 2007 at Warehouse, PWD Canteen, Walu Bay, Suva, Fiji Islands.
EAGLE WARRIORS OF THE LORD:
(Isa 40:31)But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
1. Introduction:
•The Warriors of God in this end time should be powerful warriors over the prince of power of the air.
•(Eph 6:10-12)Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.(11)Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.(12)For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2. Characteristics
•The Eagle is liken to us Christian, it is a royal bird and regarded as the King of the Sky. Do you see any similarity there?
•It is full of valor (bravery), boldness, nobility and invincibility.
•It is a natural warrior of the sky.
•Even the US Air force have F15 Eagle fighter Jet with multiple warheads – which is one of the modern air craft dominating the airspace in this era.
3. Eagles Loves Freedom
•The Eagle lives in the very high altitudes where there is a lot of spaces to maneuver and not entangled again its surroundings.
•We can not be the Eagle warriors of the air whilst we are bound to our various cages.
•Most of us are bound to the cages of our FLESH.
•(1Jo 2:16)For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
4. The Lust of the Flesh
•(Gal 5:17-18)For the flesh lusted against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would (18)But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
•An Eagle bounded in a Cage had all the potential to strike bit the cage provided you a fear.
•Can only move in a measure of Faith, but the Eagle of the air moves into the Spirit Level.
•They move in a realm of Gift of Faith; Gifts of Miracles & the Power Gifts of God.
•(Gal 5:19)Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, (Gal 5:20)Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, (Gal 5:21)Envyings, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
•As we move into higher realms of Super natural faith, fear breaks level by level.
5. Eagles Are Fearless
•If you are going to stand the test in the end time shaking of our foundations, traditions and religions you have to be very strong and courageous.
•(Jos 1:7)Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. (Jos 1:8)This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
•We are called as fearless eagles to rule and reign with Christ in the heavenly places. We cannot rule and reign in fear.
•We are made to dominate. (Gen 1:28) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
•Eagles are large birds of power, authority and dominion aero dynamic and perfect fighting machine assembled by our maker God Almighty.
6. FEARLESS FAITH – 9 LEVELS
• The Eagles Nest: -(Job 39:27-28)Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? (28)She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
•Eagle Warriors are fearless and they portrays the characteristic of an Eagle.
•Our first level of supernatural faith is to make our home base a solid environment to live in. The Eagle chose the cleft of the rock. The Eagle warriors chose Jesus the Rock Of Ages.
•Christ is our base, a foundation to build our confidence, safety and security.- A place of TOTAL TRUST.
•(Psa 91:4)He will spread his wings over you and keep you secure. His faithfulness is like a shield or a city wall. (Psa 91:5)You won’t need to worry about dangers at night or arrows during the day.
•The nest always situated on the clif edge and dangerous edge and all the time there will be a sense of danger but a total knowing of safety.
•(1Th 5:23)I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.(1Th 5:24)The one who chose you can be trusted, and he will do this.
7. The Mother Stirs – The Nest
•God always wants to stir us up and move us to a new level.
•God will always stir up our comfort zones.
•(Deu 32:11)As an eagle that stirred up her nest, That fluttered over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions.
8. Learning to Fly
•(Exo 19:4)Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.(Exo 19:5)
•Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:
•The learning curves that we have to go through at times seem like a joy ride in a roller coaster and then we plunder to almost hitting the rocks before we are rescued.
•The exercise instills fear and faith in us.
•God wants us to stop flapping and start flying. Flapping will not allow us to move in super natural faith nor rule & reign with Christ in the heavenly places.
•Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts.
•During the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest. Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.
•Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets again jump into the nest, they are pricked by thorns.
•Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air.
•As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and catches them up on his back before they fall and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly. The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes;
•The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success; The being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all.
•The thorns of life come to teach us that we need to grow, get out of the nest and love on. We may not know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns.
•The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.
IDENTIFY,REPENT & BREAK YOUR FEARS
•We need to identify our fears and repent of them very specifically;
•Fear of Loss of Control
•Fear of the Unknown
•Fear of Falling
•Fear of Death
•Fear of height
•Fear of going the wrong way
•Fear of loosing approval
•Fear of discomfort.
