This may end up being an unusual thread, but we can always nix it, so here goes. As we know, God often chooses to manifest spiritual truths by allowing us to first witness things or patterns in the physical realm.
I had a strange thought today while driving along the interstate. I saw a buzzard sitting on a deer carcass and figured it was getting ready to feast. The strange thought I had went something like this: "Lord, why did you create scavenger birds? They actually PREFER rotting flesh over fresh meat! How can they even digest it without getting sick? What were you trying to communicate (if anything) to us by creating scavenger birds?"
Anyway, a couple thoughts came to mind.
1. Like maggots, scavenger birds help to rid the earth of rotting flesh.
2. Scavenger birds personify evil spirits. Demons feed on the flesh nature of mankind because God told Satan in the Garden of Eden that he would eat dust all the days of his life.
Anyway, regardless of why God chose to create such strange birds as buzzards, this might make for an edifying topic. That is, what illustrations has God given us in the physical realm that are needful for us to associate with spiritual realities?
Romans 1:18-21 surely comes into play on this topic. Maybe there are many more. What are your thoughts?
Blane
I had a strange thought today while driving along the interstate. I saw a buzzard sitting on a deer carcass and figured it was getting ready to feast. The strange thought I had went something like this: "Lord, why did you create scavenger birds? They actually PREFER rotting flesh over fresh meat! How can they even digest it without getting sick? What were you trying to communicate (if anything) to us by creating scavenger birds?"
Anyway, a couple thoughts came to mind.
1. Like maggots, scavenger birds help to rid the earth of rotting flesh.
2. Scavenger birds personify evil spirits. Demons feed on the flesh nature of mankind because God told Satan in the Garden of Eden that he would eat dust all the days of his life.
Anyway, regardless of why God chose to create such strange birds as buzzards, this might make for an edifying topic. That is, what illustrations has God given us in the physical realm that are needful for us to associate with spiritual realities?
Romans 1:18-21 surely comes into play on this topic. Maybe there are many more. What are your thoughts?
Blane
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