YOUR ANSWER IS SIMPLE: LOOK UP!
I love our ability to discern key
spiritual principles by simply observing God’s creation. In such
situations, the interpretive principle that is operative is, ‘First natural,
then spiritual.’
If you place a buzzard in a pen, either
six 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 some ways, many of us are quite
like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. We struggle through a myriad of
problems, pressures and pains, not realizing that if we simply LOOK UP, we 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.” (Luke 21:28b)
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 YOUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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