Catch the Twig

“Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: ‘A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers covered with many-colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree’” (Ezekiel 17:3, NLT).

A female eagle has an interesting way of picking a mate. She will pick up a twig and fly high into the air and drop it. Male eagles will fly beneath her and try to catch the twig. She will do this until a male has caught the twig three times.

The reason for this practice is the female is testing the male for his ability to catch young eagles as they are directed out of the nest for flight. When it’s time for the young eagle to fly on its own, the mother eagle pushes her young out of the nest. She carries the young eaglets on her back up high into the air and shakes them off. It is the responsibility of the father to swoop down and catch the young eaglets until they learn to fly on their own.

Just as the female eagle is testing the male for his reliability, a Believer will be tested by God in his or her faithfulness and dependability. In our walk with God we often times run into difficult situations that require us to make decisions. These decisions are clear indications to the Father whether or not we can be trusted to move ahead to the next level of responsibility.

As the female eagle tests the male with twigs to determine which one would be her choice for a mate, God is testing us through daily decisions to determine which ones He can rely on to be used to build His kingdom. Catch the twig today as an indication you are ready to move on to the next level with God.

Pray with Me:

Father, give me the strength to pass each test the first time, and the courage to keep soaring to new heights with you. Amen.