From my soon-to-be-published book, The Identity in the Closet

Author Darlene J. Conard

“Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.” Job 39:26- 29 KJV 

Eagles are majestic creatures! Unlike other birds, it has characteristics that we can apply from a spiritual perspective.

The eagle has excellent vision! In the chapter, as a Man Thinks, I mentioned that imagination is a noun for, the mind’s eye. I will break down some scriptures that lead to an extraordinary key! The eagle’s eyes are made to see all angles and even see

Several years ago, I noticed something filling out an online form to get my glasses. Single vision was one of the choices. After researching single vision, the scriptures in Matthew 6:22-23 became clear!

Single Vision is seeing one distance, near or far away. Not separate, which means your sight in both eyes will become as one view. “The light of the body is theeye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” As Christians, we should have our minds set in one direction.

Psalms 32:8 God says, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” Eyes are not plural it’s single. God’s direction is one way, no confusion! If imaginations are evil, and imagination is the mind’s eye, if not taken under captivity darkness will conquer affecting not only the inward but outward body. God is saying He will guide us with His eye, not eyes.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23 KJV)

Eagles can target their prey in high altitudes. Their vision is four to five times better than a human’s. Once they spot their prey, they can dive at one hundred and fifty miles per hour!

Fearless and determined, they go after what they are targeting. Size, consequences, and hindrances are nothing! Eagles have the skill of preciseness. They can dive one hundred and fifty miles per hour without smashing into obstacles.  Eagles are conquerors!

Eyes are one of the five gateways.  The eyes, ears, nose, and mouth all play a significant role in the spirit realm. Hebrews 5:14, KJV … “strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”  We strengthen our vision through prayer, fasting, and reading God’s word.

 Eagles do not eat dead things; they eat fresh prey. Several years ago, I dealt with wrestling in my spirit concerning a past situation. I was so angry at myself for not walking away, I was angry at God because I obeyed. “God, I obeyed you and I trusted You!” I felt like I lost seventeen years of my life! I began complaining to the Lord about how I could’ve been doing this, I could have been that. During my confusion, He replied, “How long will you mourn over Saul?” (1 Samuel 16:1-3) His question stilled my sobbing. Laying silently in bed, I waited for Him to reveal the answer to this question. Samuel mourned for Saul, but what was done was done. Saul took a wrong turn as a leader. He replied, “It wasn’t me that failed you Darlene, it was man.” He let me know that I was mourning over something dead.

We aren’t to feast on dead things. He’s doing a new thing as He spoke in Isaiah 43:19. “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” (KJV) God gives us fresh food, nurturing our spirit.

Eagles fly alone. They do not allow themselves to be hindered. It has its uniqueness.  Eagles can fly at a high altitude that no other bird can. The majestic bird has advantages over its enemy. When another bird is on its back attacking, it goes to high altitude until the bird falls off. It loses oxygen. That’s so amazing to me! Eagles don’t fight snakes on zero level. Instead, they take them into the air where they are powerless!

Let this sink in! Psalms 32:7 says, “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.” His presence conceals us surrounding us with a heavenly orchestra! 

What a perfect example of how intercessors should be! To win this battle we have to step into a higher realm. We can’t fight spiritual battles being earthbound. No, we must push into that place until we lose awareness of our natural surroundings, a place where Satan and his demonic powers have no authority! That’s when he’s under our feet because we are walking above the air in the spirit realm. Hell’s power is limited. He can’t access the holy place.

 Through worship, declare the Word. In that place, we can see, hear, and know the enemy’s attack strategy! 

God had Nehemiah and his men on the wall watching with a weapon in one hand and working with the other. (Nehemiah 4:17)

The eagle is faithful staying with its mate for life. God wants the same commitment from us. They chose to nest in high places near water. Eagles choose high places to protect their nest from predators. Apply this in a spiritual sense. God gives us revelations, dreams, and plans to incubate. Remember what I wrote in the chapter, In the Mantle of Darkness? Those seeds must have a dark, safe place to sprout. 

The parent eagles do not push their young out of the nest. Instead, they stop bringing food to them. The baby eaglets have no choice but to come out of their comfort zone to eat. They either fly or fall. Father Eagle is there to catch them.

 God is a loving Father He will pull back each time saying, “Step out away from the nest.” “Fear not, He will catch us if we fall.

Speaking of flying, an eagle’s wings are six to eight feet long. This gives them the advantage of soaring. The wind beneath their wings carries them so they use less energy.  God is that wind that carries us.

… “the Spirit of the Lord may carry you off to some place I don’t know.” (1 Kings 18:12 KJV)

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