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I heard a great fish story recently. It might even be true….there were pictures. Friends of a friend were fishing, and watched an eagle flying gracefully along the surface of the lake. The serenity was interrupted when a big Northern Pike, like a rocket launched from a submarine, broke the surface of the water and latched on to the Eagle. I’m sure it must have been a shock for the fish to realize the Eagle was much bigger than the shadow he had seen from a submerged perspective. The Pike let go quickly, but the Eagle turned around, latched onto the fish with sharp talons, and headed for shore. The fish was too big for the Eagle to get airborne with, yet he kept his enslaving grip. With wings flapping along the surface, the big bird labored all the way to shore for a very large meal.

What’s the moral? If you’re going to reach for the sky, make sure you have a clear view of your target. A submerged perspective may give you the wrong impression. Pray for God’s viewpoint? Make sure you know what you’re setting your eyes upon and sinking your teeth into? It may come back to bite you.

Prov 23:5
“When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens."

Obadiah 4
"Though you build high like the eagle ,
Though you set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.”

Or----from the Eagle’s perspective, there’s another thought upon which to reflect. Don’t let go of a big fish. With persistence, perseverance, hard work, and patience, you can land a hungry person. As fishers of men, we can help even the most aggressive fish find the safety of God’s shores, even those who have bitten you and gotten under your skin.

Mark 1:17-18
“And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."