Encouraging Noises

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up....." 1 Thess. 5:11

On one of my walks at the nature center I spotted a wild turkey at the bottom of a hill. It started calling out. Very soon, two more turkeys on the opposite side of the creek were answering. The three turkeys kept calling back and forth, even though they could not see each other, as they slowly moved closer to each other. The turkeys weren't just making noises at each other. The sounds varied in pitch, length and frequency which would lead me to believe they were somehow communicating something. I made noises at the turkeys and they answered me too, but kept moving toward one another.

Many people lose their way from time to time and may feel separated from the group. If we only had as much sense as those turkeys and called out to one another so we could find our way back. People are not always as bright as the turkeys. The turkeys answered me when I called to them but they knew not to follow my voice. People often hear other "voices" calling to them to come their direction, and stray from the Lord. If there are no fellow Christian voices urging them on, people may follow the false voices which lead to pain and heartache and worse.

Let's continue to encourage one another to stay together as the body of believers. If the turkeys can do it, we can too.