Luke 6:23 (ESV)
Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your
reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
The Scottish preacher John McNeill liked to tell about an
eagle that had been captured when it was quite young. The farmer who snared the
bird put a restraint on it so it couldn't fly, and then he turned it loose to
roam in the barnyard. It wasn't long till the eagle began to act like the
chickens, scratching and pecking at the ground. This bird that once soared high
in the heavens seemed satisfied to live the barnyard life of the lowly hen. One
day the farmer was visited by a shepherd who came down from the mountains where
the eagles lived. Seeing the eagle, the shepherd said to the farmer, "What
a shame to keep that bird hobbled here in your barnyard! Why don't you let it
go?" The farmer agreed, so they cut off the restraint. But the eagle continued
to wander around, scratching and pecking as before. The shepherd picked it up
and set it on a high stone wall. For the first time in months, the eagle saw
the grand expanse of blue sky and the glowing sun. Then it spread its wings and
with a leap soared off into a tremendous spiral flight, up and up and up. At
last it was acting like an eagle again.
On this February 29 2016, Leap Day will you like the
eagle take the leap to become what God has for you to be?
Dear Lord, give us the courage and strength to take the leap
to become what You have designed for each one of us. Help us not to just sit
back. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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