He Sees the Eagle in Me

By Chester R. Owenby

In these days we are living, there is oftentimes much discouragement and struggle. Fellow Christian, in this book, we will expound upon the life of an eagle. You will see how these creatures daily look to God for the help and hope to sustain life. Furthermore, how we as Christians depend upon God's guidance and direction through these difficult times.

Let me leave you with some thoughts to consider. What happens when the eagle looks out through the sky and sees a storm coming? How can the eagle see a storm before it comes? What are our reactions when this world opposes us and brings hardship? In reading this book, you will see the great comparison between the eagle and man.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098058937

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He Sees the Eagle in Me

Chester R. Owenby

Copyright © 2020 by Chester R. Owenby

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Table of Contents

The Birth of an Eagle (John 3:1–8)

The Bride

Home Sweet Home (Job 39:27–28)

The Master Eagle

The Eagle’s Beginning (Genesis 1:21–22, 31)

Borne on Eagle’s Wings (Exodus 19:1–4)

Tearing Up the Eagle’s Nest

From an Eagle’s Eye View

He Sees the Eagle in Me (Psalm 91:1–5)

The Christian’s Warfare and the Eagle’s Warfare

The Danger of Lodging in the Wilderness (2 Samuel 17:16)

The ABCs of the Eagle

This book is affectionately dedicated to my wife of fifty-six years,

who has been such an encouragement in writing this book,

and to our two sons, David and Michael.

Preface

The psalmist David wrote:

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1)

The sweet singer of Israel was not only a shepherd that knew about sheep. He was also one acquainted with his God and eagles. Many times he refers to the eagle in the Psalms.

In my study of the Bible, I find that our Lord used many things of this earth to relate to His relationship with His people. In the study of the tabernacle, you see the metals like gold, silver, and brass, the wood, the curtains. All were in types and shadows pointing to things to come. In the book of Ruth, you see types and symbols in places and persons. We see the same in the book of Revelations, in which all twenty-two chapters are filled with types and symbols.

The most amazing and heartwarming of all my studies has been on the eagles. In the eagles, I see the strength, power, protection, and the caring of an eagle for its little ones. We see this with our Lord and His little ones as well. This is the reason I used the title, He Sees the Eagle in Me.

Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

The eagle is called the king of all birds. The eagle is noted as being a heavenly bird due to the fact that it can fly higher in heaven than any other bird. This king of all birds is likened in the image of God and His children. An eagle’s wing is used to carry the eagle up high into heaven. The Christian is a heavenly person, one whose place is in heaven. When is it that a Christian gets their eagle’s wings? A Christian gets his wings at birth just as the eagle is born with his.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

We Christians are born with eagle’s wings, and we have a divine nature like our Father, the greatest of all eagles.

The Birth of an Eagle (John 3:1–8)

When a female eagle lays her eggs, there can be between two to four eggs. This brood of eggs is called a clutch. This name can refer to the brood of eggs or a brood of eaglets.

Eagles line their nest with rabbit fur, squirrel fur, grass, and leaves. The nest is then a very soft place to lay the eggs and for the little eaglets. The male and the female eagle work together in the raising of the eaglets. After the eggs are laid, the incubation period begins. During the incubation period, the eggs are never left alone. The male eagle or the female eagle will be on the nest at all times. The female eagle spends most of the time on the nest during the period of incubation. However, the male eagle will hunt and bring food back to her during this time.

The male and female have what is called a brood patch located in the center of their breast. The brood patch is where the feathers will not grow; thus, the veins are very close to the surface of the skin. This enables the parents to warm the eggs to the proper temperature for developing into baby eaglets.

The parents will sit on this clutch for a total of thirty-five to forty days. Each day, the mother and father will turn the eggs continually. It is a never-ceasing process they share together. The reason for turning the eggs is to prevent the embryo from sticking to the sides of the shell. If the embryo sticks to the sides, the birth will not take place.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6)

The parent eagles continue this process until the eaglets are born. Likewise, our heavenly Father will not stop the work in our lives until it is completed.

Now let us look at the little tooth the Lord has given the eaglet while inside the shell. There are thirty-five to forty days in the shell. During this time, the eaglet forms a little tooth on the end of its beak. With this little tooth, the eaglet will peck a hole in the shell. When this takes place, the father and mother eagle can hear the little eaglet calling out for help. Soon, the shell will fall off, and the eaglet is freed from the shell that has held it. Then this little tooth that was on its beak will fall off.

When the birth takes place, the eaglet is wet and the eyes are closed. The eaglet sleeps the first day thus enabling the down time to dry. The second day, they begin to eat meat. The mother eagle will tear the meat into small enough pieces for the little eaglet to eat. She will chew on the meat to tenderize it for them to digest it.

This whole process is a lot in comparison to an individual becoming a Christian. This is what we refer to as being born again.

The Incubation of the Egg in Relation to the Christian Life

The whole purpose of the brood patch is to bring the eggs to the temperature of the mother or father eagle. We see this throughout the Word of God. The simple truth is that the Word of God and the Holy Spirit are needed together in ministering in the incubation of a Christian.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5)

We see the Holy Spirit early in the scriptures moving upon the chaotic water of this earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2)

The earth had become wasted and void by the judgment of God. This was caused by the sin that was committed by Satan and his fallen angels. In the beginning, God had created everything perfect in heaven and earth.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)

Notice what Isaiah tells us of that creation.

For thus saith theLordthat created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it,he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am theLord; and there is none else. (Isaiah 45:18)

When we read that the earth was without form and void, this means something has happened. This was the result of angels that sinned against God and fell to the earth. It was then left up to God to quicken or bring life out of this fallen condition. We know that Satan fell according to the writings of Isaiah, as seen in chapter 14 verses 12 through 15.

The word moved in Genesis 1:2 refers to the Holy Spirit of God. It’s the same likeness we see in the setting of the eagles on the nest. Just as the eggs were turned and development took place, the Holy Spirit moved upon the earth. God the Father spoke, and the Spirit moved to bring life from that which was void. As the parent eagle would move day after day over that little clutch of eggs, the Holy Spirit brooded down over the shapeless mass of the earth, loving and cherishing every move of the incubation period.

Dr. John Owen expounds upon the passage and says: The Spirit of God came and fell upon the waters. Cherishing the whole and communicating a lively quality unto it. As the eagle gently moves itself upon the eggs until it has communicated vital heat unto them.

As an eagle