Why as children are we afraid of the dark?  Why as adults are we afraid of the LIGHT?

Bob Combs, honored and respected Grandfather of  C. L. Combs, who has been a great inspiration and patient teacher to this humble servant and warrior of the Lord's.  I love you Grandfather.

Christ is that Royal Eagle, flying high, the One Who is at the right hand of God; Who thought it not robbery to be equal with God. He was that glorious One, Exalted on high.

Let me invite you to meditate upon the height and depth of Christ the Eagle, one of the loftiest of spiritual emblems. I will relate to you a  story that was told to me as a child that I always remembered because it impressed me and may put my thoughts across to you.

It was said that a farmer cut down a tree in the woods one day and in that tree was an eagles nest with one egg in it. Not knowing what to do, he decided he would take the egg home with him and put it under a hen that was setting. When the eggs under the hen hatched, so did the eagle egg.

That little eagle thought he was a chicken, but always felt out of place among his brothers and sisters, but one day an eagle flew over the barn yard and gave forth the cry of an eagle. Hearing that cry, something happened inside that young eagle. He answered that cry, spared his wings and began to soar, joining his family that he had been a part of from the beginning.

Do you hear the cry of the EAGLE?

Grandfather 3/2/08

 Negative forces.
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:22:10 -0400
   
One of the fundamental laws of creation is that an OPPOSING FORCE is
necessary for growth, and to produce strength, stamina, and endurance.
Any living thing that grows up without any opposition is weak and
powerless.

God's NEW CREATION must be strong and powerful, and anything that
desires to be strong, or anyone, must wrestle with a force that is contrary to
them.

Any man who wants to develop muscular power and be strong, must spend
weeks and months and years in vigorous training doing heavy exercises,
lifting heavy weights, using the OPPOSING FORCE of gravity to DEVELOP HIS
STRENGTH.

A plant that grows in the greenhouse sheltered from the winds and
rains, pampered day after day, may grow large, but it is inherently weak, and if suddenly exposed to the elements will wither and die. But a plant that
is constantly exposed to the fierce winds and pounding rains, burning heat
and chilling cold, is strong and not easily destroyed.