Sunday Devo - May 11, 2025

Philippians 3:13, 14 “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

The following true account gives insight into these verses: Both the hummingbird and the vulture fly over our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colorful blossoms of desert plants. The vultures live on what was. They live on the past. They fill themselves with what is dead and gone. But hummingbirds live on what is. They seek new life. They fill themselves with freshness and life. Each bird finds what it is looking for. We all do.

Which one are you most like- a vulture or a hummingbird?
Our foul enemy would have us always focus on our rear-view mirror to remind, distract and discourage, but our eyes must always be fixed on Jesus and toward His upward call on our lives!
-Pastor Mike