Sin is like a warhorse and an eagle

I really enjoy this particular passage in Job.  Perhaps it is the imagery of the war horse i love so much....I can visualize a battle scene in my head and this passage becomes so alive!  In the past i have always enjoyed this passage as a passage of God's divine creation and control over all the earth and it's creatures.  Which has reminded me of who I am and who I am not.   As I came across this passage again in my devotions i read a commentary from matthew henry and he brought out another view of this passage which is awesome!  He talks about sin and how it can be like the warhorse or the eagle as you read further into the passage.  He states that sin makes us act more violent, it also makes us more angry, and makes us more cold towards others....As love from God makes us more humble and caring and sensitive to others sin does the opposite which I know but didnt really think about that much.  Sin also makes us confident in thinking we can hide it from others,  and continue on.  It also makes us continue further on in our course of sin as it is an appetite which we need to feed.  But sin also gives us a false sense of security and then we lose our fear of the wrath of God.  He compares to the eagle and being high up on a cleft and that it is secure up there and from there it can spy on its prey.  So my lesson today i must fear sin....and i must run away from it quickly, as it can deceive me from the fear of my God....
Job 39:19 “Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 20 Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. 21 He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. 22 He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. 23 Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin. 24 With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. 25 When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 26 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars and spreads his wings toward the south? 27 Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up and makes his nest on high? 28 On the rock he dwells and makes his home, on the rocky crag and stronghold. 29 From there he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it from far away. 30 His young ones suck up blood, and where the slain are, there is he.”
 
The description of the war-horse helps to explain the character of presumptuous sinners. Every one turneth to his course, as the horse rushes into the battle. When a man's heart is fully set in him to do evil, and he is carried on in a wicked way, by the violence of his appetites and passions, there is no making him fear the wrath of God, and the fatal consequences of sin. Secure sinners think themselves as safe in their sins as the eagle in her nest on high, in the clefts of the rocks; but I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord, Jeremiah 49:16. All these beautiful references to the works of nature, should teach us a right view of the riches of the wisdom of Him who made and sustains all things. The want of right views concerning the wisdom of God, which is ever present in all things. (matthew Henry's commentary)

Delight in God

Sometimes I get so busy in life that I forget who god really is , and I forget to fear Him, I also forget to delight in Him.  Sometimes the busyness in our lives is sin, it  can keep our focus away from Him.  It is so easy to get wrapped up in the focus of this life of this world, it is easy to get into the rat race of life, and in that race our vision can become so very limited, and we don't see.  We don't see others around us who are lost and have no idea.  We are sometimes not compassionate to others because we have our blinders on and we are just focused on winning our little race.  Busyness, success, making more money, buying a bigger home, having kids involved in lots of activities these are all things that can lead us into the rat race of life.  The actual items listed above are not the cause of the problem and some may have these things in their lives and they have the fear of the Lord and delight in Him, so we cannot judge a person by their activities or their stuff because we don't know their hearts.  These things in life can lead to our distraction from God and lead us down a destructive path and we may not even realize this is happening.  We need to prioritize our time with God and get into His word and pray and worship Him.  We need to be constantly reminded of who we are and who He is.  We are completely surrounded in a world of immorality and of sin and we have it in us.  It is like when someone has cancer and they need to do different things to get rid of their disease well we are the same we need to constantly be taking our chemo and radiation, ( getting in the word of God and praying constantly). When we stop then it can overtake us.  We need to remember to fear God and turn away from evil.  Even in the depths of our minds where it may be private and shielded from the rest of the world but it is not hidden from God and that is who we need to fear, not other humans but God.  We must tell our minds constantly to turn from evil and fear God.  Who is God?  Read job 39 and get a reminder of who He is.  Listen to the song who am I by casting crowns and get a reminder of who He is....and how insignificant we are.   But for some reason we think we are pretty significant!  We are not and we need to remove our blinders get off the racetrack and go for a walk and find a tree and spend time with Him.  

Who am I?

This is an experience that God has just journeyed me through....I have to say what an amazing experience and I owe it all to Him!  I have been saturating myself the past two days in these different songs, each coming to me to listen to at different points in time.  This journey that I have experienced has been building up for quite sometime, and God has me in the place where with my family and friends He has said to me  "You are now ready to face this and give it to me."