As short-sighted and horrific as the mid-1800s' slaughter of American Bison on the Great Plains was, it brings to mind a timeless truth.
From the book, Dodge City by Tom Clavin:
The buffalo were just stupid and appeared to be begging to be killed. With most animals on the prairie and plains, getting shot at, and especially having one of your own killed, resulted in flight as fast as their paws or hooves could carry them. Not so the buffalo. A hunter could walk to within a hundred yards of a feeding herd, stretch out on the ground, aim, and fire. A good kill shot was through the lungs. After the animal collapsed and died, the others kept eating as though nothing had happened. If the herd began to move -- and at full tilt, buffalo can run more than thirty miles an hour -- the hunter killed the lead buffalo, which stopped the followers in their tracks.
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Is it any wonder that church leaders are so often the target of Lucifer's attacks? And indeed, how many congregations have come to a screeching halt because of a sinful scandal involving its leader?
For that matter, I believe it is no accident that God has designed us to be part of a group that loves and cares for each other...unlike the stupid bison who can watch a member of the herd fall over and die with no reaction whatsoever.
Truth is...Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (I Peter 5:8 NIV)
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