THE EAGLE
(Part V)
Eagle Training
Isaiah 40:28-31
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
1 John 2:12-14
12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.
I. STAGES OF EAGLE DEVELOPMENT
1. Hatching Stage / Little Children Stage
· Incubation Period: 34–36 days
1John 2:12-14
12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
Little Children (teknion) - Little child, newborn infants “Little children” is teknion (τεκνιον), “little born
means "born ones," without regard for age.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
v. 13 Little Children (paidion)
“Little children” is paidion (παιδιον
One could translate paidion (παιδιον), “little child under instruction.”
Paidia is a word that means a little child, someone still under parental instruction, paidia. paidia, simply refers to a child who needs to be trained...he needs to be taught, who needs to be instructed.
a. Little children are more affected by their emotions and feeling rather than fact or principal
b. This stage is about love, security, fun, knowing parents etc.
c. Little Children often attach to spiritual heroes
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?
d. Little Children can sometimes be easily swayed.
Ephesians 4:13-14
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
GOD WANTS US TO GROW
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—
2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2. Training Stage / Young Man Stage
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.
v.13 (neaniskos) - Youth
“Strong” is ischuros (ἰσχυρος), which refers to power as an endowment. Strength to overcome Satan is part of the salvation given the believer. It takes the form of the spiritual energy supplied the yielded saint by the Holy Spirit. “Abide” is menō (μενω), “to dwell in as a home.” The word of God, residing in their hearts in an unhindered, welcome state, was that which, together with the power of the Holy Spirit, gave these young men victory over Satan, the Pernicious One
Satan is into false doctrine or lies that lead us into sin....
This has connotation of spiritual warfare but not in the way we think...
It’s about having enough of the Word of God in us
HOW-
Devotional Bible Reading and Personal Study Daily
3. Mature Stage / Father Stage
1John 2:13
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning
v. 13 (pater) Father
“Ye have known” is egnōkate (ἐγνωκατε), the verb ginōskō (γινωσκω) referring to experiential knowledge, knowledge gained by experience, and it is in the perfect tense. These fathers were the older men, mature in the Christian life, having lived in fellowship with the Lord Jesus for many years, and thus having gained much personal knowledge of Him by experience. The perfect tense shows that this knowledge was a well-rounded matured knowledge, the results of which were a permanent possession of these men grown old in the Christian life.
Maturity has to do with how much you know HIM and truly internalize who He is
That’s Why Jesus kept upbraiding His Disciples about not getting it:
6 Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread. 8 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? 11 How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread?—but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”
Answer Key: Development, Grow, Mature
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