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INTRODUCTION
I
became acquainted with David Tait when he did the Word
of Life Bible and Discipleship Training Course in our church
in 1991. His wife Kathy had completed the study the previous
year.
Our
association grew into friendship and then in 1994 David
and Kathy joined our church (Abundant Life Community Church,
Tauranga). Since then they have continued to grow in the
grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. They have
learned to be content, regardless of the state they are
in, whether having much or little.
During
this time David has experienced remarkable business success
and then seen a complete reversal of those fortunes. However
his giving nature has not been affected by his circumstances.
His desire to bless others through what he has experienced
is reflected in this book, ‘Eagles Fly High!’
David
has set out this book as a journey of his discovery of
truth. He weaves this truth into practical illustration
to help the reader identify with his walk in God. He has
a unique ability to write about his relationship with God
as seen in his everyday observations of himself and the
environment around him. David’s pragmatic approach
to life is shown in the way he presents his stories in
parable form (and for those who may struggle with the interpretation,
he gives the meanings of the key symbols at the end of
the story).
The
central theme of ‘Eagles Fly High!’ is the scripture
from Revelation 12:11 – "and they overcame him
(Satan) by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their
testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death".
This is a three-part process leading to full maturity in
the believer’s life and can be paralleled with the
three Feasts of the Lord – Passover, Pentecost and
Tabernacles, as well as the three areas of Moses’ Tabernacle – the
Outer Court, the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.
David’s
desire is that all Christians understand and progress toward
full salvation in Christ as revealed through these Old
Testament pictures of New Testament truth.
I
commend this book to you as a means of helping you to understand
the journey in Christ that is before each one of us. May
you be enthused and encouraged as you travel along the
pathway that David maps out before you.
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Mike
Cullen
Senior Pastor |
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