![]() ![]() 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. We use it to make machines work and to give us light or heat.Summer is rapidly approaching.
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