What a beautiful bird! Looks like a New Zealand parrot to me, but I could be wrong about that. Lush surroundings, graceful descent and a quick change in direction captured by a high speed camera produce a image to be remembered.
Somehow, this bird’s flight reminded me of the way some people’s lives can be. They are attractive, their life seems wonderful, but without realizing it, they are on a downward trend. Sin is gradually bringing them down and making life less enjoyable, eventually leading to a “crash landing”.
Then, something happens and they open their eyes and realize that they must change and then actually do something about it. They forsake all and aim for a higher way of living. This isn’t easy, for sin has a way of making ungodly activities seem, OH, so delightfully irresistible. Jesus says…
Matthew 5 ( World English Bible )
29 "If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna."
30 "If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna."
Jesus is not advocating self mutilation, rather, he is saying that if something is keeping you from obeying God you must get rid of it, you must make a radical change. A change of thinking, a change of direction and one of action. Even if what you are doing seems as important as your eye or your hand- YOU MUST STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND DO WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO!
What direction is your life headed in?
Ready for a change?
Go upwards to God!