Learning to Fly - Devotional

Learning to Fly

This will be the first summer, living here, that a bird couple has raised their babies in the birdhouse that hangs from the maple tree in our front yard.  I can hear them chirping every time I go out to pull weeds.  If I get close to the birdhouse, the mother becomes very upset and makes a lot of noise.  She becomes fearless and will put herself in seemingly dangerous situations to keep her nest safe. Though I would never hurt these precious birds on purpose, she doesn't know it .... She puts up a real ruckus.

   

Her family is in a very vulnerable situation, she and he may know it, but the babies are oblivious to the danger.  They are so close to the ground that someone or something could just reach out and change their whole world.  I try to be very careful around these little creations of God.  I want them to be successful at raising their family.

I will protect them from interference from predators until the birds learn how to survive on their own.

Soon the little birds will take a leap of faith from the nest and learn how to live their own lives and danger will be nearby until they learn to fly. 

In the house of God, we are entrusted with newborn babes who need to be fed milk.  They need special attention until they become strong enough to make wise decisions in a troubled world.  A world that wants to swallow them up into a life of sin and defeat.  As babes n this world, they have not learned to fly, so to speak.  They are in danger of being pulled in many different directions of temptation and falsities.

The Bible teaches us to arm ourselves with the Word of God.  As newborn babies in the Lord Jesus, we need to desire the milk of the Word and learn it well, live it, and love it.  Then by faith, it will be time to

eat the meat of the Word, and in so doing, will learn to fly as mature Christians that can survive the dangers and struggles of life.  Standing strong, through the power of prayer, living by faith, and looking to the Word of God to lead the way in all we do.

1Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Lord Jesus, even as mature Christians, this life can be overwhelming in so many ways, please help us to be good examples in a troublesome world.  Be with the newly born Christians and those that are not yet skilled in the Word.  Keep them in the Way of righteousness and bring them safely to maturity.  Help them to fly....   In The Name Of Christ Jesus, I pray,  Amen.

Susan Y Nikitenko

July 19th, 2014

Devotional 

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11 KJV)

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