On Eagles Wings

  

Photo obtained from Free Eagle Pictures

      So while this weeks yoga didn't touch me this week as deeply as it has in weeks past the message reminded me of the song many of us as Christians hold close to our hearts. On Eagles Wings...

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust."
CHORUS:
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.

You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.
CHORUS

For to His angels He's given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
CHORUS

And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

      God protects us (under his wing) when we follow him (if we choose to follow him) and he is always there ready to catch us and accept us, no matter where we have been, no matter if we have followed Him wholeheartedly or have wandered off. When we trust in God we have in return his protection and shield. "You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, Who abide in His shadow for life,"..."Under His Wings your refuge, His faithfulness your shield." It is by God's grace that we are saved and protected from the devil. It is His faithfulness that is never shaken.

     When we accept to follow God we can dwell in that shelter of protection he provides "The snare of the fowler will never capture you," we can trust that the devil has no true power over us as long as we have God's shelter or 'wing'.

     What is the protection that God provides? "The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;"..."You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day, Though thousands fall about you,"...It is protection against the devil. Will we still have struggles? Yes of course we live in a sinful world but God says because the devil has no true power over us when we have his protection, we shouldn't fear those struggles, because God is there to protect what's truly important our Soul and our everlasting life with Him. This doesn't mean that he won't provide us with blessings... "And He will raise you up on eagle's wings, Bear you on the breath of dawn, Make you to shine like the sun, And hold you in the palm of His Hand."..."For to His angels He's given a command,To guard you in all of your ways, Upon their hands they will bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone."...God want's us to shine now and forever with Him. In this way we have his protection and peace, that when we trust in Him we have his protection towards the devil! In the end past all our struggles on earth, when we trust in God, we know we will get the best gifts ever. To be with Him eternally in heaven, under God's grace and protection! That is definitely something to celebrate!

On Eagles Wings was written by Father Jan Michael Joncas after a friends father died of a heart attack and was first sung for his funeral services. You can check out more about this here.

Here is the Psalm it was based on:

Psalms 91 - NIV Translation
(Psa 91:1 NIV) He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa 91:2 NIV) I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." (Psa 91:3 NIV) Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. (Psa 91:4 NIV) He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. (Psa 91:5 NIV) You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, (Psa 91:6 NIV) nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. (Psa 91:7 NIV) A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. (Psa 91:8 NIV) You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. (Psa 91:9 NIV) If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge-- (Psa 91:10 NIV) then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. (Psa 91:11 NIV) For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; (Psa 91:12 NIV) they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. (Psa 91:13 NIV) You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. (Psa 91:14 NIV) "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. (Psa 91:15 NIV) He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. (Psa 91:16 NIV) With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."