We have a metal bird feeder that is supposed to be squirrel proof. (It’s not.) The wooden perch that provides a place for the birds to stand while eating became well worn by all the bird’s toe nails and finally because of a squirrel’s teeth, it gave way. Without a perch, without something to stand on the birds could not eat.* They could fly right up to the seed, but without that perch they could not access the bounty that lay before them.
Such it is for us. Life has so many good things to offer but without something to stand on we cannot feed on life’s bounty. I am no longer speaking of material things. The wicked have access to those things. I speak of the real treasures of life; peace, tranquility, serenity, real love, self-respect and absolute confidence in the future. In Matthew 7, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told a story about a wise man who built his house on a rock. He said, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Now, that is a place to stand because that rock is Jesus.
We can have sizeable bank accounts and beautiful homes, but if we don’t have Jesus all those things are temporary. They are like grass that comes up in the morning and is gone by noon. Seek the eternal things. Seek for what we can take with us into eternity. They are available if we chose to make Jesus the foundation rock of our lives. Really intelligent people choose Jesus. How smart are you?
*I made the birds a new perch.
Written by Roger Bothwell on July 13, 2017
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