What does the Bible say about flying?
Does the Bible reference flying? Yes! Let’s take a look and read some encouraging Scriptures.
Christian quotes about flying
“The bird whose pinion was broken, will by the grace of God, fly higher than ever before.”
“Men sigh for the wings of a dove, that they may fly away and be at Rest. But flying away will not help us. “The Kingdom of God is WITHIN YOU.” We aspire to the top to look for Rest; it lies at the bottom. Water rests only when it gets to the lowest place. So do men. Hence, be lowly.” Henry Drummond
“If we trust God will hold us up, we can walk in faith and not stumble or fall but fly like an eagle.”
“God will lift you up.”
Bible verses that will encourage you about flying
Isaiah 40:31 (NASB) “Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.”
Isaiah 31:5 (KJV) “As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.”
Deuteronomy 33:26 (NLT) “There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor.” – (Is there really a God?)
Luke 4:10 “For it is written: “’He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully.”
Exodus 19:4 “You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.”
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
God provides for the flying birds of the air
If God loves and provides for birds in the sky, how much more does He love you and how much more will He provide for you. God is faithful to provide for His children.
Matthew 6:26 (NASB) “Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?”
Job 38:41 (KJV) “Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.”
Psalm 50:11 “I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.”
Psalm 147:9 “He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.”
Psalm 104:27 “These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.”
Genesis 1:20 (ESV) “And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”
Examples of flying in the Bible
Revelation 14:6 “Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people.”
Habakkuk 1:8 “Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.”
Revelation 8:13 “As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
Revelation 12:14 “The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.”
Zechariah 5:2 “He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
Isaiah 60:8 “Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?”
Jeremiah 48:40 “For thus says the Lord: “Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.”
Zechariah 5:1 “Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, there was a flying scroll.”
Psalm 55:6 (KJV) “And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.”
