Luke 17:37(NIV)
“Where, Lord?”
they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the
vultures will gather.”
In Britain, they have herring gulls. They have a
piercing, laughing call that instantly evokes in the sense of the seaside. One
day, as a male herring gull swooped down to take a French fry out of his hand while his back was against the railing.
As he looked into the cold eye of the seagull he thought they were definitely
bigger and a bit scary up close!
Anyone eating fish and chips outside on the railings of a
seaside promenade is definitely running the risk of losing their meal, not to
mention the scaring of any chip-holding small children!
With the advent of large landfill sites, gulls have
migrated inland. Consequently, you have them at the university, where they play
on the tops of the tall, cliff-like buildings, swooping down into the midst of
the people there, and onto the scraps that are dropped or left out by the
unsuspecting.
Herring gulls are opportunist scavengers with a strict
pecking order, and they are ruthless bullies. They play "Who is the king
of the castle?" To see who is the biggest and meanest. To the winner go
the rewards. In similar manner, the vultures Jesus mentions fight over carrion
in the Middle East.
God wants us to avoid the unnecessary contests in
thought, word, and deed.
1 Corinthians 3:3 - For you are still of the flesh. For
while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving
only in a human way?
We have nothing to prove because we all receive what we
have by grace. We rejoice because the Holy Spirit abides in us. Yes, while it
is still light, we can proclaim His kingdom by being faithful and obedient to
His call in thought, word, and deed.
Dear Lord, help us not envy others, or seek to climb the
ladder, or dwell with our pride. Grant us with a renewed, godly wisdom, joy,
and humility. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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