Read: Jeremiah 4:23-28 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled. (v. 25) The July 2, 2021, issue of The Old Farmer’s...
Read: Matthew 3:13-17 The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you...
Read: Isaiah 31:1-5 How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. (Matt. 23:37 NIV)...
Read: Matthew 10:26-33 You are of more value than many sparrows. (v. 31) If you are familiar with gospel tunes, the song “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” probably comes to...
Read: Psalm 104:10-17 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. (v. 12) Before I sat down to write this, I opened the window so I...
Read: Job 39:13-18 The ostrich flaps her wings futilely—all those beautiful feathers, but useless! (v. 13 MSG) What an enigma! This large, flightless bird, averaging eight feet tall with a long...
Read: Psalm 139:7-12 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your...
Read: Jeremiah 8:6-22 Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the...
Read: Psalm 102:1-18 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins . . . like bird alone on a roof. (vv. 6-7 NIV) An owl is a haunting image...
Read: John 16:12-19 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. (v. 13) The words of Scripture often seem shrouded in mystery. Jesus acknowledged...
Read: John 16:1-11 Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not...
Read: John 15:18-27 When the Advocate comes . . . he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (vv....
Read: John 15:9-17 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,and that your joy may be full. (v. 11) Do you know this JOY...
Read: John 15:1-8 Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (v. 2) It’s hard for me to cut away a perfectly fine, green...
Read: John 14:22-31 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,...
