Hummingbird Vision

Often times at night, when Steph, and the kids are soundly asleep, I slip downstairs and sit at the kitchen table. I still myself in the silence of the house. I interlock my fingers in my hands and place them against my forehead and I begin to pray. I close my eyes and begin speaking to the LORD.

I usually begin just talking with Him as I have my head bowed down in reverence towards Him. I share my heart, feelings, spend a lot of of time confessing sin and asking for freedom and resolve to overcome it, complain about stuff, ask for His vision and heart, etc.

Today though, as I was praying I kept having a vision of a bird appear as I prayed. I won’t say how it appeared, as I know visions freak most Christian’s out as it is. I’m unsure as to why we do that, but, that is neither here nor there. Squirrel 🐿.

This vision continually became more and more vivid to the point where I stopped my communication with God and simply looked deeply and drank in His communication to me. This bird would continuously be painted on a white canvas. And then another one would be painted on top of it. This happened numerous times in this vision. The most deep peace gently rested on me as I sat with my head bowed at the kitchen table. And then, it was gone.

I opened my eyes, looked at the ceiling and thought to myself , “huh.” I began to Google different greenish birds. Nothing showed up. I eventually typed in a sequence of words searching for the bird I saw painted in a vision, and BOOM. THERE. IT. WAS. The bird I had been seeing was the Broad-Billed Hummingbird. Exact detail and everything.

So, I begin searching for hummingbirds in Scripture, as I always go to the WORD of GOD with any vision or message I believe I have heard or seen from the LORD. NO HUMMINGBIRDS to be found. I then seek out an Answers in Genesis article that speaks on the uniqueness of Hummingbirds, and then, the word of the Lord began to flow to smoothly and intentionally.

Below are a few of the takeaways from what I heard. Hope it encourages you.

Sight

The answers in Genesis article immediately began to speak loudly and distinctly. Below is the first paragraph that grabbed my attention. ⬇️

“While humans have three color cones in the retina sensitive to red, green, and blue light, birds have a fourth color cone that can detect ultraviolet light. A research team trained wild hummingbirds to perform a series of experiments that revealed that the tiny birds also see combination colors like ultraviolet+green and ultraviolet+red.”( https://answersingenesis.org/birds/hummingbird-eyes-see-colors-we-cant-imagine/ ).

There is a vision that only Jesus Christ can give. And He does this with the Father’s permission through the Holy Spirit, our Helper (John 14). This is the vision that is available to children of God.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:2

Paul says this man was caught up into the third heaven. Above our air we breathe; the cosmos seen and unseen, into the dwelling place of God. A place of intimate vision and fellowship was made available.

This was a sight that could not be perceived though ordinary terrestrial eye sight nor through religious hallucinations manipulated by the hand and sorcery of man. This was a vivid God encounter.

This verse came to mind when hearing about how the Hummingbird has a fourth color tone in their eye sight. They can see things we can’t as humans, because our eyes don’t work as theirs do. This is true for children of God.

We are given a new level of vision when we come to salvation in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:18). This is not given to us in a place of superiority but in the seat of sonship we receive through our adoption in Christ Jesus. Christians see the world differently.

The LORD impressed on my heart the imminent need for His Bride to not look with her earthly eyes, rather, with their anointed eyes that have been made available in our covenant with Christ Jesus. Our sight will determine our flight, but, not sight as the world perceives: meaning we walk by faith not sight. Faith is our new vision.

Reproductive Thoughts

The next thing that grabbed my spirit with this Hummingbird in particular that I saw was the way that it created life. The Broad-Tailed Hummingbird lives in altitudes that are 10,000 feet above sea leaves. They reside in the mountain. In short, they take refuge in the Rock. The Rock is their dwelling place. This is the terrain in which life is reproduced. The same is true in the spirit.

As the Hummingbird makes it’s life in high altitudes, so to does the believer do in the spirit. Where Christ is seated is where we are focused. We don’t seek to see things from the perspective of earth; rather, the perspective of our King High Priest.

It is in Him and Him alone that we find new life. Life and life abundantly. This is our breading grounds for life, thoughts, victory, and hope. Where He is seated, that is where we may seek and see.

These are just a a few of the humble takeaways from this vision I feel lead to share. I pray this encourages you, and stirs your spirit in the righteousness of Christ.