![]() – Genesis 3:24ĭuring my daily travels, I mentioned a close traffic encounter that could have caused problems, and the person to whom I said it replied, “Your guardian angels must have been at your side.” Since that time, the olive branch has been a symbol of peace.Īfter he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. When the earth had been covered with water for some time, Noah wanted to check to see if there was dry land anywhere, so he sent out a dove which came back with an olive branch in her beak (Genesis 8:11). (Mark 1:10)Īnother symbol involving the dove comes from the account of the Flood and Noah’s ark in Genesis 6-8. Many wise people have advised us to stop and ‘smell the roses’ and watch the birds because we could learn more about life from them.Īs Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. In our daily rush, we do not have the time to study and observe the many kinds and colors of the birds that fly above us and sometimes impede our way in the world. ![]() It is unfortunate in our modern society that we overlook the appreciation of the one creature made by God. The hymn ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.īirds are mentioned in at least 93 places in the Bible. Birds can see better and learn rapidly to know where to search for food and where the best, safe, and most comfortable housing can be found. ![]() The birds’ brain is just right and, according to avian studies, put them on a reasonable scale of intelligence. Birds are, in comparison to us, very small and have tiny brains. Have you ever heard someone use the term ‘bird brain’, sure you have. I assumed that he/she ‘shopped’ often at all the local Mcdonalds’. I wondered where he/she had come from and what hiding place concealed his/her nest. I had no sooner pulled up and was about to get out of my car that I noticed a sparrow lit and was soon walking about to see if someone had left a crust of bread behind. One morning, it all came to me in one of the Warrenton parking lots.
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