One country renouned for precious stones is Myanmar.  During a trip some years ago we visited a museum there and marvelled at the sapphires, rubies, pearls and jade.  As beautiful as they were, it pales into insignificance compared to the glory of heaven, which is described as ‘a very precious jewel’.

 

 

 

There is another interesting fact we can learn about the eagle.  It has excellent eyesight, with eyesight that is four times sharper than humans.  An eagle can see a rabbit in a field from up to a mile away. God wants us to see things from his perspective.  He sees the big picture and has perfect understanding. In Isaiah 40:28 it says, “Do you not know?  Have you not heard?

The eagle is capable of soaring high into the sky, not by flapping its’ wings, but by spreading them out and allowing the wind to carry him up.  This is the picture we see in Isaiah 40:31, ‘They will soar on wings like eagles …’

For the eagle to make these magnificent flights it needs time to rest.