Alone at church on a cloudy Thursday afternoon last week, I heard a loud thump near the office window. Carefully looking out, I saw nothing that would have caused the noise. But looking into the sky, I saw a red tail hawk being chased by three smaller birds as a second red tail circled nearby. The hawk obviously had had its beak where it didn't belong!
Two of the small birds quickly lost interest in the chase, but the third bird just wouldn’t give it up. It nipped at the hawk much like a dog nips at the heel of a person. The hawk seemed to ignore the little pests; and I wondered to myself, why doesn’t that hawk just turn on the three smaller birds and “take them out?” After all, the hawk is more powerful and with one swipe of its sharp talons could have a tasty meal! I thought of the times when life has nipped at my heels . . . times when I didn’t walk in the power and authority purchased for me by the blood of Jesus . . . that at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow.
As the scene replayed in my thoughts, I was also reminded that we are to rest (soar) in the promises of God.
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
The loud thump I heard? Later, while walking past a window in the foyer, I noticed a BIG, I mean big, splat of what looked to be bird poop, flung eyelevel on the window. There in the rocks below the window was a dead bird. Did it accidentally fly into the window or did the red tail hawk fling it to its death, which ticked off the other three birds?
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