definitely is. Why did David use an eagle to give us his illustration? This strong bird molts every year, gaining new feathers. An eagle has a life span about that of an individual, around 70 years. An eagle, when it grows older, begins to get a strange growth over its beak. It is then it makes it almost impossible for the feathered creature to pick up ker nels. It has a difficult time seeking out the proper food. This ugly growth has to come to full matur ity before it can easily be broken away and removed. The eagle will rub its beak against a rock so that eventually this extra growth breaks off and falls away. I do not think it it too far-fetched to suggest that there are a lot of Christians who have grown a shell over their spir itual noses. What I am saying is that some of us need to get to the Rock of Ages to rub off this exte rior of criticism. Cynicism, fault finding, gossiping, and the other sins which the Spirit of Cod de tests, but which so often become a part of acceptable Christian ac tivity should be rubbed off. "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruc tion; Who crowneth thee with lov ingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed as the eagle's." Let us truly praise the Lord at all times! Dr. Sanders is Executive Producer of the Day of Discovery T.V. program in St. Pet ersburg, Florida. Page 57
evision and doing the exercises that were performed by the vari ous health enthusiasts. It seemed rather strange because she was a woman well up in years. Actually, I did what no gentleman should ever do: I asked her her age. She stood up with her sylph-like fig ure, giving me a profile and with a sweep at her coiffure, proudly declared, "I am 87 and I will not ever lose my youth." Well, she has since passed away to her reward. Yet she represented to me the group of people who wanted, whether it be by face-lifting, hair coloring, or some other method, to retain her youth. She was a Christian, yet was this verse true with her? Why did she not get her youth back? Physically that is not possible. Spiritually, however, it
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