There’s a reason that crows are known as the “gangsters of the sky.” A group of crows is called a “murder” and their attacks are as cunning as they are overwhelming to their victims. When they set their sights on an eagle, the strongest bird of prey, the eagle is outnumbered. It’s only recourse is to fly to heights where the crows cannot follow.
There’s an analogy of crows attacking eagles:
Crows attack eagles mainly to steal their food. Hunting takes a lot of energy, so crows will often resort to stealing instead. Crows also attack eagles to protect their territories. They tend to get violent when other birds get close to their nests or hunting grounds.
Individually, crows are small, but together they are a powerful force. They synchronize against their prey and use their intelligence and speed. It is said that crows are as smart as a 7 to 10-year-old child, and they can reach up to 70 mph while gliding. While they lack the pure strength and size of an eagle they make up for it with their tactics. They dive-bomb eagles and peck at them and pull at their feathers, and sometimes land on their backs. Like hyenas on land, they don’t fight fair. They use their numbers to bring confusion to their victims who can’t focus on so many threats at once to defend themselves.
Crows also use a technique called “mobbing” in which as few as three or four of them will come at their victim by using their voices. They will caw and caw and intimidate their prey with their incessant cries. Not only that they will also play tag team. While some crows leave to feed and rest, other crows will come into the fight to continue the tactics, wearing down their victims who get no break from the torment.
So, what is a lonely eagle to do against so many crows? They fly higher. They turn their focus upward and head for the heights where the crows can or follow. An eagle can comfortably reach 10,000 feet while crows tap out at about 7,000 feet. Any higher than that the crows gets dizzy and faint because they cannot breathe.
Just like crows attack and steak food from eagles, Satan and his demons attack believers to intimidate us, hurt us and rob us of our rewards. Any time God is about to bless us, we can be sure that the imps of hell are close by, waiting to snatch it out or our grasp. The enemy will also come against us to protect a territory of darkness from the light we seek to bring into it.
There’s an old saying that goes “If you aren’t being attacked by the enemy, are you really a threat to the kingdom of darkness?” It’s meant to make us examine ourselves to make sure that we are striving to be faithful to God’s will instead if sliding into complacency.
As human beings, we are no match for the forces of evil. Satan’s kingdom has the benefit of thousands of years of practice against man. Our enemies (The prince of the air) outnumber us in every area of our lives. But we can learn his tactics just as the eagles have learned the crows. In the same way that the crows synchronized and tag team, our enemy satan does too, wearing us down with perseverance. His forces min us with loud voices of negativity, lies, and accusations. His attacks peck at our minds, pulling at us and coming at us at every angle. He assumes our finances, our bodies, and our relationships, bringing pressure from all sides. Of course all of this is dependent on God allowing it for His purposes. Or what we allow the enemy to take over.
God sends it to strengthen our faith, and teach us lessons, or correct our behavior. When we get worn down we tend to allow the enemy to come close because we are tired of fighting and don’t draw near to God. Good is in control of it all. And we have an instruction book on how to beat satan at our disposal – it’s called the Bible.
We should not stick around to listen to negative voices or focus on the attacks. When we do that, we can end up in confusion and get overwhelmed. If we spend too much time worrying our problems become magnified and our minds get to the point where they become idols and we turn to the throne of our hearts instead of the throne of God.
Instead like the eagle, we need to start looking at our circumstances and focus our attention upward. We must forget what satan is doing and remember what God has already done on our behalf. It’s all about what Jesus. He has won the victory. Satan is a defeated for, but we keep giving him the power to defeat us.
We need to go where satan and his followers can’t go -we need go go higher into the presence of God. Psalm 22:3 tells us that God inhabits the praises of His people.
We need to turn away from satan’s attacks and focus on the superior power and grace of the Lord in submission. When we submit to God the enemy will flee (James 4:7),
Change Your Position, Change Your Perspective.
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber” – Psalm 122: 1-3.
Crows don’t fight fair and neither do demons. We will never win our spiritual battles trying to fight the enemy one-on-one from below. Instead like the eagles, we must focus our attention on getting higher. The closer we get to God, the less the enemy will be able to stand it. The air will get thin for him, and he will faint and drop off his attack. The more we meditate and contemplate the vast expanse of God’s love for us and His power over every aspect of our lives, Satan and his helpers will start to seem small and insignificant by comparison.
From Pity to Praise 