I was sitting in my quiet time chair looking out when I saw this huge magnificent bird swoop down onto the street in front of my house. Upon first glance, I thought it was an eagle or a hawk. For a second I marveled at the large expanse of its wingspan and majestic presence. Then, it landed and started to eat. The beauty of its stature quickly turned to disgust as it pulled and tugged on a dead animal's carcass. What was even more surprising was this vulture had only one leg. Hop, hop, bite, pull, bite, yuck.
As I continued to watch this creature eat, I thought to myself what was God's lesson in this. I mean, he made this creature too. Well, we know the scripture about God caring for the birds of the air; how they don't worry about food or what they wear because God cares for them. And if he cares for such creatures as these, surely he cares for us and will provide. We also know in nature that if we didn't have such birds, the dead animals on our roads would lay and rot and smell...giving way to disease and who knows what else. But what else does this vulture tell us?
God continues to remind us to look around. To see all that he has created. To look at each other. While some of us may be more beautiful on the outside than others, God loves us just the same. His purpose is the same as well. To have a relationship with Him that glorifies Him and as a result a relationship with others to bring them to Christ. God gives us all gifts/tools to fulfill this purpose. Even the vulture has been given tools to fulfill God's purpose in his life. Are you using the gifts God has given you? Start today to re-evaluate your gifts and how God is using you to day.
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Kris Swiatocho, Director
TheSinglesNetwork.org Ministries
YesMarketingandDesign.com
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919.434.3611
2664 Timber Drive, Suite 307, Garner, NC 27529
The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy but I have come to give life to its fullest. John 10:10
As I continued to watch this creature eat, I thought to myself what was God's lesson in this. I mean, he made this creature too. Well, we know the scripture about God caring for the birds of the air; how they don't worry about food or what they wear because God cares for them. And if he cares for such creatures as these, surely he cares for us and will provide. We also know in nature that if we didn't have such birds, the dead animals on our roads would lay and rot and smell...giving way to disease and who knows what else. But what else does this vulture tell us?
God continues to remind us to look around. To see all that he has created. To look at each other. While some of us may be more beautiful on the outside than others, God loves us just the same. His purpose is the same as well. To have a relationship with Him that glorifies Him and as a result a relationship with others to bring them to Christ. God gives us all gifts/tools to fulfill this purpose. Even the vulture has been given tools to fulfill God's purpose in his life. Are you using the gifts God has given you? Start today to re-evaluate your gifts and how God is using you to day.
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Kris Swiatocho, Director
TheSinglesNetwork.org Ministries
YesMarketingandDesign.com
NavigateConference.com
FromHisHands.com
919.434.3611
2664 Timber Drive, Suite 307, Garner, NC 27529
The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy but I have come to give life to its fullest. John 10:10
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