Tis the season for nests and baby birds. We love to sit and
watch our Barn Swallows from the front porch. Every morning, the babies sing us
a song from their nest.
In our backyard, the birds’ nests usually don’t have as much
success. Although the massive pecan trees look protective, when the wind blows,
they inevitably knock nests to the ground—a sight that always breaks my heart.
This year, one momma did good, and her nest is not budging,
even with all the storms we’ve had this summer.
She’s also fiercely protective of that nest, and I suppose,
rightly so.
Every time Rizzoli, our Weimaraner, goes outside, she dive
bombs her the second she walk out the door. What cracks me up, though, is that
Rizzo completely ignores this momma bird that is about three inches from
breaking skin on her head with its beak.
Our girl prances through the backyard, smelling for pecans
or rabbits—completely unaware of the fiery darts nearing her head.
The other day, as Howell and I were laughing at this scene
that we’ve seen repeatedly for weeks now, the Lord reminded me of Ephesians 6,
where it talks about standing firm, wearing armor, being prepared for the fiery
darts of the enemy.
The enemy wants to mess with us all the time, and most of
the time, we get rattled when we see his darts thrown at us.
The Lord gave me the scene with Rizzoli as the perfect
picture of what mature Christians should do. We’re not bothered by the enemy.
We know he’s not actually going to get us. He might swoop close and make loud
noises to distract us, but he can’t really do anything—so we just go about our
business.
She’s a picture of someone walking in the authority of God.
So, stand firm, my friends. Put on the whole armor because
we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood. But be bold and courageous because we
know the enemy is already defeated. He has no power whatsoever to harm us, even
if he tries.
The only power he has is what we give him.
Take the tip from Rizzoli. Enjoy life, stay on mission, and prance
around your territory like you own the place—because all authority under heaven
and on earth has been given to us through Jesus.
We are victorious!
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