“Ask now the beasts, and they shall teach there; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:…and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.” “Go to the ant;…consider her ways.” “Behold the birds.” “Consider the ravens.” Job 12:7, 8; Proverbs 6:6; Matthew 6:26, R.V.; Luke 12:24.
The ants teach lessons of patient industry, of the future. And the birds are teachers of the sweet lesson of trust. Our heavenly Father provides for them; but they must gather the food, they must build their nests and rear their young. Every moment they are exposed to enemies that see to destroy them. Yet how cheerily they go about their work! how full of joy are their little songs!
How beautiful the psalmist’s description of God’s care for the creatures of the woods-
“The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats;
And the rocks for the conies.” Psalm 104:18
He sends the springs to run among the hills, where the birds have their habitation, and “sing among the branches.” Psalm 104:12. All the creatures of the woods and hills are a part of His great household. He opens His hand, and satisfies “the desire of every living thing.” Psalm 145:16 ED 117, 118
Tuning In 