Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
346
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“Wait,” almost a disdained word in today’s world.
And yet, it is one of the most crucial words in God’s realm. Michael gives us
another word that can be synonymous with “wait”; “rest.” Actually, it reads
that Betty gives us this word in today’s writing.
Enjoy the “peace” that comes with this day’s words…
DAY 363
Wings
Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount
up {with} wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk
and not become weary --Isaiah 40:31
It has been believed for some time that the South American condor,
when old, commits suicide. Many have thought that the great bird would gain
enough altitude to ensure its death, fold its wings, and fall to the earth. I
was talking to a friend from Argentina whose uncle, a famous gaucho, often
observed the odd behavior of the condor and began his own investigation. He
discovered that the condor was not committing suicide at all. Actually,
increasingly with age the great bird lost its eyesight, so instead of catching
the wind and riding high on his magnificent wings, the vulture would flap
unnaturally with all its strength to avoid what it thought was imminent danger.
The bird would continue fleeing what did not exist until it gained so much
altitude that it would run out of oxygen, have a heart attack, and fall to its
death.
I was recently told that many believers never receive answers to their
prayers, so they need to learn to deal with disappointment. However, as believers we always receive
answers to prayers, and the problem lies in so often praying wanting
resolution; we want to know what to do or we want to direct the activity of
God. We seek and do not
find because we have wrongly defined what finding is. What we find when we pray,
ask, and seek is faith, a simple thing that is much more enjoyable than
immediate answers. Faith
takes the whole situation out of our hands and places it in God's hands,
removing us from the throne and stopping the frenetic beating of our little
wings, giving us our birthright: the gliding, soaring wings of eagles. If through unbelief we begin to
beat our wings and lose sight of Jesus, gaining what we think to be altitude,
we are only giving ourselves heart attacks. I told Betty the story of
the condor and asked, “Where do you think I will go with this story?” She
responded, “For you, it can only go to one place: rest.” We laughed, but I
acknowledged the fact. Rest
in God will not make us tired or weary. Rest is not passivity but trusting in God’s activity.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Once again we come to an oft-quoted verse
that seldom is lived. How many who go around quoting about “waiting on the LORD
(God)” actually do any “waiting.” What they are really looking for is the last
part of this verse. “Fly like an eagle, and conquer the world.” It doesn’t work
that way.
God’s Way is to “wait on Him,” trusting in
His activity while we wait. Well, amen.
Michael gives us seven definitive Truths in
his last paragraph. Make note of them and enjoy the “wings” GOD gives you!
Oh, by the way, Michael points out one of
ploys of our enemy: getting us to wrongly define words…like “finding.” Truth
makes us free. Truth comes from correct definitions to start with. “Yea, hath
God said?” Yes, we just need to get it correct.
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