In His Presence..........

Matthew 21; 33 there was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.   Verse 33 to 46 tells us the story of a certain landowner (who represents God), who planted a vineyard (which represents the nation of Israel) in this context the vineyard represents the world we live in. God set a hedge round about the earth and leased this earth to us the vine dressers. Matthew 21: 34-38 Vantage time drew near, in other words the end of the age drew near, and so the land owner sent his servants to collect the fruits from the vineyard, but the vinedressers beat some of them, killed some and stoned some. God sent his prophets at different times to warn the children of Israel to repent and turn from their wicked ways, but the people of Israel beat some of the prophets, killed some and stoned some. Finally the Landowner sent his son thinking they might take him...

The fourth face of the living creatures described in Ezekiel 1 and Revelations 4 is the face of an Eagle. Eagles are very majestic birds, they are swift, very fast and very sharp, they are high flyers and they have very sharp vision. Eagles don’t operate on the low level like other birds they fly very high and they do not mingle with other types of birds. Spiritual eagles work together to bring about the purpose of God here on earth An eagle swiftly swoops on its prey and takes it high up in the sky just as Jesus is swift in dealing with his enemies. An eagle can fly across a lake in less than one minute when searching for prey. The eagle is swift because it knows it doesn’t have all the time, and if the eagle is swift it means that it is very difficult to catch. Jesus came to the world and did his work swiftly, his 30 years here on earth was swift but very effective, as spiritual eagles we also have to be swift to hear and swift to do that which God has called us to do. If we m...