Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - #
362
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DAY 366
Your True Nature
Until we all attain to the unity of
the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the
measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. --Ephesians 4:13
In a village next to
the Niger River I noticed a cage holding one lone, odd-looking eagle. All of
the basic features were there, and it was white on the body, neck, and
two-thirds of the wings, but the end of the wings and the head were black. I was
told, “That is a white eagle.” That seemed confusing, with the black coloring
on the wings and the whole head. Then it was further explained, “It is a young
white eagle; as the bird grows, the white will push its way to the tip of the
wings and beak. The mature bird will be completely white in the end.” Again, all things created are preaching
Jesus. The DNA of
the bird dictates that it will be a white bird. As the bird grows, it
expands into what it really is in fact: a white eagle. It does not become
a white eagle; it is a white eagle,
even when the black is on it. Growth and maturity will force out what does not belong to the very
nature of the bird.
The head is where
thoughts of the flesh hide in hopes of manifesting themselves. The black on the
wings represent our unbelief, the only thing associating us with earthly
living. Would it in any way be possible to stop the growth of this bird? No,
but if it remains caged, the expression and exercise of its growth and maturity
would not be seen. This
white eagle gives me hope. First, it will grow, and what it is will be revealed; it has no
choice in the matter. Second,
God will not keep it captive. There will be a mounting up in the
fullness of time.
Imagine giving birth
to a child if its actual growth was in your hands and it was up to you to make
it grow. Would you not be a nervous wreck? You cannot make a child grow, for
that is God’s work. Likewise, you do not make yourself grow spiritually! That is God’s work, a work that He
has ordained by writing into your very DNA that you are a child of God; Christ’s life is written into
your very nature. In the end, you cannot make one hair [one feather]
black or white. Your “color”
is the outgrowth of the new nature that He has given you.
By the way, eagles devour
the serpent and are feared by all the other little creatures that sneak
about.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
It behooves us to take some moments to realize all
God has been doing, and is doing, to reveal our true nature, and recognize the
growth of our true nature over the years.
It also behooves us to admit that we cannot MAKE
ourselves grow spiritually…that is God’s work. Well, amen. We seek Him/Truth,
and He reveals and adds growth.
As Michael would always say, “Beautiful!”
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