Sweet Nectar

Sep 23, 2013 by Jim and Jerolyn Bogear

Today I was sitting on the back patio with my Bible and IPad enjoying some quiet time with the Lord. Suddenly, I heard a very familiar sound – wings moving very fast. I looked up at the hummingbird feeder above my head and there he was – a beautiful little hummingbird feeding away at the sugar water I had made for him and his closest friends and family.

As I watched him eat, I became overwhelmed with the thought that I was able to help this little bird find something to eat. It was a simple thing – just 4 parts water to 1 part sugar. But it made a difference in that little bird’s life.

And it made me wonder – how should we live our lives so that we are sweet nectar to the people we come in contact with?

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