![]() ![]() Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7, 10 (ESV) states, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. 5:18-20 (ESV) says, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”įinally, Christians are like kites in that the more pressure or resistance we face, the higher we can climb. 6:18-19).Ĭhristians are like kites in that we are to be filled with the Holy Spirit, just as kites are filled with wind. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain” (Heb. 3:16-17 (ESV), Paul says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” The Hebrews writer states, “so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We are anchored in God’s love, in his Living Word, and in our hope of eternal life in heaven. I and the Father are one.”Ĭhristians are like kites that have tails to stabilize them in strong winds. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. In John 10:27-30 (ESV), Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 2:20, ESV).Ĭhristians are like kites in that we are guided and held steady by the hands of our trustworthy and strong master. ![]() And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Elsewhere, he states, “I have been crucified with Christ. Paul told the Corinthians, “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. As believers, we should be cruciform - or cross-shaped. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.”Ĭhristians are like kites in that we are built upon the shape of a cross. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Galatians 3:26-29 (ESV) says, “for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. The Bible fleshes out for us the great diversity that existed among the membership of the first century church. Now, granted, while some believers are a bit “flighty,” I’m thinking more positively here.Ĭhristians are like kites in that we come in all shapes, sizes and colors. If you think about it, we can make several analogies between kites and Christians. Sometimes, we’d send “messages” up to our kites by attaching paper strips to the fishing line and watch them creep upward. We used fishing line for our string and would compete to see whose kite could fly the highest. I have fond memories of flying kites on the open greenbelt across from my childhood home in Cape Town, South Africa. Sometimes, we even made them out of newspaper. I’ve always loved kites.Īs a kid, we used to build our own kites out of dowel rods and plastic sheets. One of my favorite movie musical numbers is “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” by Disney’s Mary Poppins. ![]() With the coming of warmer weather, my thoughts go to kite flying. ![]()
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