A Nest by the Way

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DOES God care for birds’ nests? He does indeed. To His people of ancient time, He gave instructions how to deal with them.
A NEST BY THE WAY. (Deut. 22:66If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: (Deuteronomy 22:6).) They were not to steal the eggs nor remove the mother bird, while sitting on her young. Thus He tells His loving care for the helpless, who can neither provide for, nor defend themselves. How much greater is His care for “little ones,” for whom the Saviour died, and of whom He says, “I will turn Mine hand upon the little ones.” (Zech. 13:77Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. (Zechariah 13:7)).
FOOD AND WARMTH. (Psa. 91:44He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psalm 91:4).) The mother bird finds food and brings it for her young, and under her feathers they are kept safe and warm. This lovely emblem, the Lord Jesus uses to describe how safely guarded and warmly protected all the saved are, “under the feathers of the Almighty,” where no flying arrow by day can reach them, and no pestilence by night, can harm them. How good it is, therefore, to respond to the Lord’s invitation to come and hide (Psa. 17:88Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (Psalm 17:8)) under the shadow of His sheltering wings.
J.R.
ML-03/11/1962