A little girl’s memory verse was, “I will not leave you comfortless.” But when nervously quoting it before her Sunday School class, it came out, “I will not leave you comfortable.” We smile, but actually, both are true. We love the one but loathe the other. No young person likes to be stirred out of their secure nest by a parent. Nor is the Christian parent desirous for their Heavenly Father to destroy their nest of niceties.
The prophet of old tells us, “As the eagle stirreth up her nest...” The eagle has a strong affection for her little eaglets. Because of this, she not only protects and provides for them but also educates them to fly. They are heavenly creatures. They were never meant to wallow in the murk and mire of this world as a sow.
Whenever God takes away the comforts of our nests and begins to stir up things, it’s because He wants us to soar to new heights. Heights we could never attain or enjoy nestled in our nest made from the cheap things of this world.
Never fear to venture out of the nest. The everlasting wings will be there to bear you up (Ex.19:4).
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