Don't Waddle When You Can Fly

Soren Kierkegaard, a prominent theologian of the 20th Century, tells a parable of a community of ducks waddling off to duck church to hear the duck preacher.

The duck preacher was in rare form as he quacked eloquently—and compellingly—of how God had given the ducks wings with which to fly. “With our amazing wings,” the duck preacher quacked with conviction, “there is nowhere we ducks could not go; there is no God-given task we ducks could not accomplish.” With the rhetorical skill of a master orator, the duck preacher ended on a high note, “With our powerful wings, we can soar into the very presence of God Himself.”

The duck congregation was caught up in the preacher’s words. Shouts of “Amen, brother, Amen!” were quacked throughout the duck assembly as they contemplated the possibilities that existed for their web-footed species.

At the end of this most moving service, the ducks left, quacking about what a wonderful, inspiring message they had heard...and waddled all the way back home. This humorous story packs a powerful punch, doesn’t it? God’s word is replete with messages about the possibilities that exist for His people. Hear just a few...

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26)

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13)

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20)

Wow! What possibilities! God says we can soar. There is no God-given task that we could not accomplish. Now the question is: Are we going to settle for waddling, when we have the power to fly?