A Walk on The Wild Side

Scripture Verses that Caught my attention Today: Ezekiel 1:11-12 such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. 12 Each moved straight ahead; wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.

Observation: interesting imagery

Application: Nothing real deep comes to mind this morning, but I am reminded of a sight I saw last week on the way to church, something most of us have probably seen at one time or another. It was a huge group/flock of birds that flew in these incredible patterns as a group, almost as if they were one. The pattern would stretch and condense and twist and turn but it was just beautifully flowing in all of its movements.

I know this will sound strange, but I so much wanted to be able to interview one of those birds, to ask, “how do you all do that? How do you all know when to lean this way and that? Do you all get together and practice? Is there a leader? Is it purely for art form, which in and of itself would be enough, or is there some other purpose for the movement as well? Etc.”

Part of me wishes the people of God would be more like that. Part of me wonders if that might be what it will be like in heaven. And it certainly bears at least a passing resemblance to the vision that Ezekiel sees in the passage above in regard to the heavenly beings.

But then again, birds don’t fly in such alignments all the time. It’s a relatively rare occurrence. Most of the time they are busy with the day to day tasks of getting food, building nests, mating, flying and, if they have a moment, sitting alone on electric lines just gazing at the world in front of them. When they do the latter, they no doubt see car upon car traveling in relatively straight lines in one direction and then, later, back in the other. I wonder if they’d like to interview one of the drivers, asking, “why do you all do that? Do you practice? Is there a leader? Is it purely an art form, which in and of itself would be enough, or is there some other purpose for the movement as well? Etc?”

Interesting creatures, aren’t we all? From the sounds of Ezekiel, there are yet more creatures of God that most of us have yet to meet.

Prayer: Lord, thanks simply for the variety of creatures that, in one way or another, point us to you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(Scripture readings today included: Ezekiel 1-3, Revelation 2)