Be Smart!

They are called Quiscalus Mexicanus, otherwise Great-Tailed Grackles or better yet ... Blackbirds.  In Quintana Roo, Mexico, they rule the roost! They can be spotted just about anywhere -- in the trees, on the ground, on the roof, on the beach.  Mr. Bill and I watched as a Great-Tailed Grackle carefully calculated the perfect time to swoop down and steal food from a lady's plate when her head was turned.  In one clever, swift and graceful movement, the bird took the bread in his beak, and the woman never glimpsed the culprit.

As I thought about the incident, I recognized the clever, swift, and graceful movements of another.  He sits in calculated silence, knowing his target and his target's weakness. He waits patiently for the perfect opportunity to strike -- when heads are turned and we’re not paying attention.  We get careless – figure we’re too busy to pray, read the Bible, go to Bible study.  Then it's too late -- we've been bombed by one very clever one – Satan himself.  Of course, there is One more clever and most wise!  The good news is Satan NEVER "pulls one over" on God; God knows all Satan’s strategies, calculations, and moves.  David reminds us of this in Psalm 119:98, "Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me."  How about that!  "Wiser than my enemies."  Wow!  See how smart we are in Christ!  Each morning, meet with The Father, know His Presence and secure His wisdom for the day.  Be smart!