YOUR ANSWER IS SIMPLE: LOOK UP!

YOUR ANSWER IS SIMPLE: LOOK UP!

I love the way we are able to discern key spiritual principles by observing God’s creation.  The simple interpretive principle operative here is ‘First natural, then spiritual.’

If you place a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, that bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will become an absolute prisoner.  The reason is that buzzards always begin flight with a run-up of ten or twelve feet.  Without space to maneuver and run, as is its habit, a buzzard will not even attempt to fly, but will remain imprisoned for life in a tiny topless prison.

The ordinary bat, which flies around at night, is a remarkably nimble creature in the air, but it cannot take off from a level place.  If it is placed on the floor or on flat ground, all it will do is shuffle about helplessly until it can reach a slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air.  Only then will it take off like a flash.

The bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will remain there until it dies unless and until it is taken out.  How so?  It never sees the top as a viable means of escape, but persists in trying to find an exit through the side or near the bottom.  Seeking a way out where none exists, the bumblebee destroys itself.

In many ways, there are many people who are quite like the buzzard, the bat and the bee.  They struggle through a myriad of problems, pressures and pains, not realizing that if they simply look up, they will soon find the answer.

In the sage words of our Savior, Jesus Christ, “Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” (Jesus Christ, Luke 21:28b, NKJV)

There is absolutely no faith or future in the downward look.  However, there is phenomenal favor and blessing (powerfully present and always attainable) in the attitudes and actions of believers who gaze Heavenward.  LOOK UP!

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!