Eagle Vs. Snake

The "Eagle vs Snake" may be similar to a kung-fu match up of styles, and has probably been featured on a few old movies, but it is also a principle of Biblical truth. Have you noticed the similarities of those in God being compared to eagles, whereas the evil one is compared to a snake in the Word?

This is because as followers of YHWH, we are to be like eagles, drawing closer and closer to the father Heaven, rising above the matters of the earth and only swooping down for the basic necessities, such as food. In fact, something that is also ironic is that eagles can feed off of snakes. This makes me think of the scripture that the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the righteous because when we are in an elevated state, we can always see the true benefits below us and go down to obtain it when needed without getting involved.

The only time the eagle comes in danger of the snake is when it starts to spend too much time on the ground, getting too involved in the earthly matters. It is then, when it's not at it's position of strength (in the air) that a snake could sneak up behind it and attack it.

Coincidentally, eagles are normally too smart to give up their position of strength to dwell on the ground, but how then is it that we humans, who are supposed to be superior in terms of intellect, keep staying on the ground in our areas of weakness instead of staying above it in our place of strength? May we learn a lesson from the eagle, and keep soaring above the earthly matters, lest we too become victims of the snake instead of the other way around.