Isaiah 40:31

• The vision of an eagle

An eagle is able to spot its prey from 3.2 km away. We often do not succeed in life because we don’t have a vision. In order to have a vision you must know your purpose (Pro 21:18).

• The wings of an eagle

The wings of an eagle are bigger than its body. It uses them to fly and climb higher. God gives us talents that are bigger than us to lift others up to God. Ensure that the body does not grow to be bigger than the wings for it will be difficult to fly.

• The nest of an eagle

The nest of an eagle is usually found high up in the mountains. Home is where the heart is and the Bible says that the heart is where the treasures are; Matt 6:20-21. Thus we should store our treasures in heaven, in the high places where the devil will not corrupt.

Ntando Chamane

The phrase above is one that any believer in God can agree with. However in the Christian journey we often struggle with questions such as human suffering. This has been the topic of the Sabbath School Lesson this quarter. The wisest man on earth, King Solomon, talks about it briefly in Ecclesiastes 7:13-15. The answer given by him is hardly satisfactory. The explanation that continually jumps out to me from the Bible about this question is that despite the terrible happenings of this planet we must never doubt the nature of God. Job himself confesses in Job 42:3 that he had spoken of things too wonderful for him to understand. God is a just and benevolent God and so the fact will forever remain that God is good all the time.