THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

 

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

At my house, the birds and bees share the hummingbird feeder. God gave them perfect timing when He created them. When the season for bees comes around, the hummingbirds know to come just before dawn and at dusk to have private dining. The bees like it best when the sun is out, so they show up about 8:30 a.m. and stay until it starts to get dark. During the daytime, they share, but the hummingbirds mostly squeeze in on the nozzles that are unoccupied. The birds and the bees instinctively know their optimum timetable. We have been given the word of God through the Bible and through the presence of the Lord Jesus with and within us, to guide us and help us to know and tap into the perfect timetables for our own lives.  

 

I thought about what God says in Ecclesiastes 3. Read it slowly.

 

“To every thing, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up” (Ecc. 3:1-3).

 

“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing” (Ecc. 3:4-5).

 

“A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace” (Ecc.3:6-8).

 

God gave animals their instincts. The birds and the bees instinctively know about times and seasons, and many animals have been proven to have a type of intelligence too. But God has a very special relationship with His humans. He wants us to walk and talk with Him, to carry out His perfect will. To do that, we will need to believe in our spiritual selves and listen to our spiritual head, who is Jesus Christ. Our physical brains are working 24/7 to lead and guide our physical organs and every part of our physical bodies. Jesus Christ is with us to lead and guide our spiritual bodies just as much and just as often. As it is written in 1 Corinthians 12:27:

“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” “And he [Jesus] is the head of the body” (Col. 1:18).

 

When we tap into the true presence of Christ in our lives, I believe we can be at least as sensitive to the seasons and times as the birds and bees. Our loving God is a loving Father, and He wants us to understand and know the significance of the wisdom of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 3. We will know by the Spirit when the time is right for everything and anything.

 

Love, Carolyn