Read: 1 Kings 17:1-6 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. (v. 4) The raven is known for its intelligence and as...
Read: Isaiah 40:25-31 But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles. (v. 31) In his book The Birds Our Teachers,...
Read: Psalm 55 Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. (v. 6) I’ve often looked with envy at birds, freely soaring above...
Read: Psalm 147:7-11; Luke 12:22-31 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when...
Read: Genesis 1:20-23 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” (v. 20 NIV) On the...
Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Look at the birds of the air . . . Are you not much more valuable than they? (v. 26 NIV) Try to picture the scene as Jesus addressed his...
Read: Matthew 17:14-21 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. (Eph. 6:16) Let’s say we...
Read: Romans 10:14-15 . . . and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. (Eph. 6:15) You don’t wear high heels...
Read: Matthew 5:17-20 Stand therefore . . . having put on the breastplate of righteousness. (Eph. 6:14) I grew up watching baseball in the fifties, when home plate umpires had...
Read: Ephesians 6:13-17 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth. (v. 14) Brother Lawrence (1614-1691) wrote, “we must do our business faithfully without trouble or disquiet, recalling God...
Read: 2 Timothy 2:1-4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. (v. 4) John Wooden, the legendary basketball coach...
Read: Ephesians 6:10-12 Put on the whole armor of God. (v. 11) When you got up this morning you probably followed your normal routine: personal hygiene, getting dressed, perhaps private...
