This is the story of Billy the Butterfly. Billy wasn’t always a butterfly; he used to be a caterpillar. He was confined to the ground and everywhere he went, he had to crawl. Then one day he had the urge to build himself a house (Cocoon). He crawled into it one night and the next time he awoke he found that he was no longer looked like a caterpillar. His many legs were gone and he had these two fixtures on his back. When he attempted to crawl on the ground, he found it was very difficult.
One day another butterfly noticed him crawling on the ground and he flew down to him. “Why are you crawling” he asked? “What do you mean” said Billy, “I’ve always crawled, only now it has become more difficult.” The other butterfly said to him. “That’s because you’ve been changed. You’re no longer a caterpillar, you’ve been ‘transformed,’ you’re a butterfly, and butterflies are made to fly.” With that, Billy spread his wings and soared off into the air with his new-found friend.
Many Christians, after they have been ‘transformed’ (Romans 12:2), still try to crawl along in the world as they have always done before, because no one told them that they are a ‘new creature’ in Christ. They are no longer ‘conformed’ to this world, but have been ‘transformed’ (like that butterfly), and they are to ‘put off the old and put on the new’ and begin to fly.
Don’t crawl! Read God’s Word for Flying Instructions!
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