I heard this analogy from Pastor Rory Eldridge from Overlake Christian Church. I love it because, just like a parable, it’s an earthly story that has a spiritual meaning. Just to be clear, this is not a parable that you’ll find in your bible but it does illustrate biblical truth very well.
The parable of the crashing eagle
A certain eagle soared high above the sea each day looking for fish. When it spotted one that was swimming just below the surface of the water, it would swoop down and snatch it out of the sea and carry it back to land where he would feast on his latest catch.
One day, this eagle spotted the biggest fish he had ever seen and excitedly dove down and snatched it up out of the icy water. On his flight back to shore, the eagle soon realized that he had caught more fish than he could carry. He noticed that the weight of the fish was making him tired and no matter how hard he flapped his wings, he kept losing altitude. So the eagle decided to drop the fish but his talons were sunk in too deep. He struggled to let go but he just didn’t have the strength, and so he finally crashed into the sea and drowned.
Here’s what the parable means
We are the eagle and the fish is our sin. We all have the choice to either flirt with sin or to flee from it. Sin is usually fun for a season, but continuing in unrepentant sin leads to death.
Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
James 1:15
The good news is that if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
Friends, I hope you’ll take this message to heart and not wait until you’ve latched onto sin so tightly that you don’t see any way out of your mess. As long as you’re on this side of eternity, your sin is never too great and it’s never too late to repent and ask for God’s forgiveness.
God bless,
Daniel
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