Hello ,
Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently posed for a photo of a large rubber tire that was previously stuck around the neck of a bull elk. The elk was four years old, weighed approximately 600 pounds, and required heavy sedation before his antlers were cut to remove the burdensome tire.
Officer Scott Murdoch said, “It was tight removing it. We had to move it just right to get it off because we weren’t able to cut the steel in the bead of the tire. Fortunately, the bull’s neck still had a little room to move. We would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the antlers for his rutting activity, but the situation was dynamic and we had to just get the tire off in any way possible.”
People on neighboring properties had reported seeing the elk wearing the tire for about two years prior, which suggested a potentially burdensome existence. Murdoch said, “The tire was full of wet pine needles and dirt. There was probably 10 pounds of debris in the tire.”
According to Murdoch and other officials, the bull was back on its feet within minutes of being administered the sedative reversal.
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Corinthians 10:13
Some of us can relate to this poor creature who struggled with the tire around his neck. It was uncomfortable, a burden, and a challenge to carry around, but there was no way (in and of himself), that he could remove it.
The same can be true with the temptations that we face in this life. Only as we allow Someone to do a work for us (that we could never do), can we finally experience the release of the burdens that we have carried for so long.
Have a great day, and God bless!
