Flying up into the presence of God

Why the eagle can'y fly

Romans 12:2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.




One day we went to a small zoo, and as we entered we passed three large bald eagles perched on rocks in an open area. I wondered to myself how such large powerful birds could be kept from simply flying away. Then one of them spread his wings as I approached with the camera and I saw the reason. For all his power and his original design for flight in the high winds and clouds of God's heavens, he now was a prisoner of earth because his wings were clipped. 
Today as I was reading the book of Romans, I saw how we are so often kept grounded with our wings clipped in our worship. We enter church to lift up the name of Jesus, longing for his presence. We spread our wings to fly into the heavens, but we do not fly, because our wings have been clipped. Our worship is hindered because there is something in our lives that is not on the altar and we have kept back a part of ourselves from God. 
Our spirit longs for the winds of God's presence. Then, that is the time to joyfully place on God's altar our all, with nothing held back and nothing in reserve. That is a sacrifice that God will accept, because it is a reflection of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. That is the place where the Father will give us new wings. Then we can rise up with eagle's wings and fly up into His presence. That is the place He has prepared for us!!