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June 11, 2013
June 11, 2013
"Roaring, Seeking, Pecking"
Scripture Reading:
1 Peter 5:8 (HCSBO) Be sober! Be on the alert! Your adversary
the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he
can devour.
Devotion And Meditation:
A beautiful
big weeping willow used to sit outside our kitchen window, when we lived in New York.
Balancing on its branches are a few feeders which attract
several sorts of little songbirds, such as pine cardinals, blue
jays, chickadees, finches, sparrows, and even an occasional seagull. It's interesting to watch the pecking order that seems to be
respected among the birds, and to see the ones that are greedy, picking at
any of their own species that come around -- especially when they're well
fed and could move along. They dart at them, flap their wings, peck, and
chase them off, while greedily guarding their free food. While I was in the kitchen one morning, the corner
of our eyes caught a flurried flutter of wings through the window. The
birds had scattered, forgoing their feeding, and were nowhere in sight.
Instead, there was a lovely-looking bird, which at first we thought to be
a young owl, but on closer consideration found to be a hawk. I found
it feeds on songbirds, liking especially to frequent their feeding
stations. It is part of life's food chain. Seeing the birds peck and chase each other off when they
have more than they need serves to remind us of how petty and cruel it is
to pick on others verbally or physically, by pointing out our perception
of their faults. How our selfishness and greed keep others at bay, denying
them fulfillment when we are already "full"! The hawk, on the
other hand, serves to remind us of how our lives can change in the blink
of an eye, and of how, unsuspectingly, we can be fooled by things that at
first sight seem good and beautiful, but can actually be harmful. It may be natural for birds to have a pecking order and for
hawks to sup on songbirds as part of the food chain. But it isn't natural
for people to "eat away" or "peck" at each other for the sake of
self-fulfillment. Nor must we allow ourselves to be fooled by things that
at first glance may seem glamorous or attractive, when they are forbidden
by the word of God. The dragon of old is out there and he is waiting
ever so patiently. He has nothing but patience as he waits for you
to slip. Depending on how close you are to his territory, might make
you a goner! Get prayed up, lifted up, caught up and headed up
...TODAY!!
Pastor Ben J Lahay
Galatians 2:20
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