YOUR ANSWER IS SIMPLE:
LOOK UP!
I love the way we’re
able to discern key spiritual truths by observing God’s creation. The
interpretive principle operative in this process: ‘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 ten to twelve feet long.
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 gradually destroys
itself.
In a sense, many
people 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 answers.
In the sage words of
our Savior, Jesus Christ, “LOOK UP and LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, because your
redemption draws near.” (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. My friends, 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!
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