This male Yellow-Shafted Northern Flicker (Woodpecker)
was on our lawn this morning for a few hours, pecking at the ground for insects.
You know how when you set your mind to read the Bible and pray earnestly, it is then that distractions suddenly appear. Even though the objects of the distractions may be beautiful in their own right, they are evil in the fact they steal you from your time with God.
This bird appeared just at that time in my Bible reading and prayers. I did stop my prayers to take several photos, and had to force myself to ignore him after that so as to spend the time talking to the Creator instead of admiring His creation.
A few verses came to mind as I ignored the bird.
"And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them: Matthew 13:4.
(the mustard seed) which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches"
Matthew 13:32.
"Professing to be wise, they became fool, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like corruptible man---and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things"
Romans 1:22,23.
Even as beautiful as many birds are, in these verses, God, their Creator, says they are sometimes the means of Satan to take the truth of God from those seeking hope of salvation.
A bird can be a sore distraction and so easily steal the truth and glory of God away from a believer. How the more so from the hungry soul of a non-believer, seeking the truth and glory of God the Creator.
##
If not commenting here, for your convenience, please use this link to place comments: SusanEstesRecommends/Facebook
No comments:
Post a Comment