I Want To Fly Like An Eagle

"The man spoke to me: Man, look closely and listen attentively and note well everything I am going to show you-for you have been brought here in order to be shown-and report everything you see to the House of Israel."-Ezekiel 40:4

Pictures speak to the heart. God's voice is most often embedded in ecological and anthropomorphic images if we only decelerate to take notice of them. The Bible frequently analogizes God using elements of nature and ordinary occupations. God is my rock. God is my shade. God is a mountain. God is my shepherd. God is a hen. God is a king.

As I've continued seek out God's will as it relates to my excursion to Israel, God has spoken words of affirmation to me through His creation; through big birds who don't make their home on Sesame Street.

On various occasions, I've observed predator birds-what I think are either hawks, falcons, or buzzards-gracefully hovering high in the air with the wind elevating them to new heights. The combination of keen eyesight and panoramic ascension give these birds a stunning perspective few other creatures enjoy. Also upon close observation, they don't exert a lot of energy flapping once they have caught the wind. They spread their wings and allow the wind to guide them on an unpredictable course. On one occasion, God spoke using these magnificent animals as his mouthpiece. In effect, this is what He said to me:

"My Spirit is the wind and you will be like this bird in Israel. Allow My Spirit, My breath, My wind, My direction to elevate you to new heights and guide you on your journey. In Israel, I will set you on high by My Spirit and you will see things from a completely different perspective than others-a view you will invite other people to experience. You don't know yet where you are going, but My Spirit will steer you correct."

Zechariah and Jesus comment on the Spirit of God-Zechariah endorsing Divine providence over human strength and Jesus pointing out the unpredictable nature of the Spirit.

"So He said to me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts." (Zech 4:6)

"The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." (John 3:8)

"Spirit is a direction, the turning of all beings back to God. It is always more than-and superior to-what we are and know."-Abraham Joshua Heschel

God is leading me on an unpredictable, yet purposeful path through his powerful wind. Maybe those in whom the Spirit is strong do the most randomly radical things. They take leaps of faith knowing God will catch them. They trust, despite their overt doubts, God will come through in the clutch. They see visions and sense premonitions in the future and act upon them to bring them to fruition.

Whatever the case is, God is taking me to Israel to show, teach, and speak, so I can report back what I have seen and heard.