Buzz Buzz

The days have been getting nicer in Texas. A couple of days ago I opened up the front door and then went and opened the back French door so we could have some fresh air come into the house and as I was heading back to whatever I was doing a bumble bee came buzzing in through the front door. For a little guy he made a lot of noise.

I am not certain what his objective was but he soon decided this wasn’t the right place for him. There weren’t any flowers, freshly cut oranges on the kitchen counter but maybe if my wife was around he would have stuck around. She is pretty sweet.

Not wanting to hang with me it proceeded toward the back when it smacked into the side of the French door that was closed and did this fall to the ground and made this little buzzing sound like one of those little finger twist up toys. Buzzzz Buzzzz

In many ways it reminds me of how we can miss the mark. How we could miss the point. How we could miss the door and how we sometimes ignore the door to true freedom because of distractions or our stubbornness, or our current situation we find ourselves in at the moment, or even the restrictions and blinders we put on ourselves.

We too run into windows occasionally and we could run the risk of running into something that seems to lead to freedom but results in anguish, hurt, depression, lost hope, and even death.
Jesus says, “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.“ (John 10)

There are times where I have found dead bees in my house on the window seals. They died because they couldn’t find a way back outside. They stayed with something that looked like it led outside … like it led to a life but clearly halted the rest of their lives. It gave a light but wasn’t the light that led to life. It missed some important characteristics and if they were paying better attention, they could see this was no way out. Still in their stubbornness they continued to bump and buzz their way into the glass until they clasped from exhaustion and died.

Occasionally, I will take a plastic cup, and scoop a few of those exhausted bees into it and take them back outside. They all recover and soon go on their way, hopefully gaining some important insight. I believe God does that to us. He scoops us up after we have surrendered and are exhausted from bumping into those windows in life and sets us free. You see the closed and even the screened windows in life look like they lead to life but really they are only impostors. They aren’t the true door to life and freedom. Jesus is the way to freedom and new life.

Jesus says this, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”

May God bless you with all he has for you,
Jeff