Believers Like Eagles Soaring in the Sky

Using the image of an eagle that sheds its worn-out beak and talons, replaces them with new ones, and flies higher into the sky, this passage illustrates the spiritual perseverance and training that believers should have. It also shows how true faith is made complete through Moses, who went down from being a prince to being a shepherd in the wilderness and shed his pride, and through Abraham's obedience in offering his most beloved son Isaac to God.

The sermon points out that believers' maturity is not an easy process, and emphasizes that it requires hard training in overcoming one's own righteousness and human instincts and obeying God. In particular, it says that we must acknowledge God's sovereignty before our own devotion, and believe that when we obey God's word without complaining, God walks with us in the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire. It explains that, like Abraham's decision to offer Isaac, only when we entrust everything to God as he wills do we experience true resurrection faith and blessing.

We are led to look back on whether we have the kind of faith that can overcome the world's temptations and pride and fly high in the sky like an eagle, and whether we are ready to boldly lay down what is ours in order to carry out the mission God has given us.