If they had been red-winged blackbirds we would have been bloodied. Instead they were robins and we were merely royally scolded. We had come too close to a baby just out of the nest. I must say they put up a significant defense. The little guy was flapping his wings but going nowhere and mom and dad were doing all they could to facilitate his flight.
Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem and wept for His people as He said, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” Little has changed. He still longs for us to allow Him to gather us in. He wants to come and take us home and yet, “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” II Peter 3:9.
God longs for us to take flight and soar to new realms. It is not a matter of waiting until some future time. Just as those parent robins were urging their baby to fly God is calling us to new levels of achievement and righteousness. Our lives are not to be humdrum but to be exciting adventures in development. It does not matter how old we are, opportunities abound for new growth in our intellectual and spiritual facets. He promised to send us His Holy Spirit to live within and thus continually be updating our talents and understandings. In Hebrews 1 we are promised angels to attend this growth as they bring us care packages from His throne room. This is a great family.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 2, 2015
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