Did you ever see an owl? Owls are birds that fly about at night. They stay in some dark, secluded spot all day, but at night they are hunting about in the darkness for their supper, for they can see well in the dark. They eat mice and rats, fish, reptiles, insects, and sometimes birds and rabbits.
The nest of the owl is made of sticks and twigs and oftentimes are built in rocks or old houses or in the hole of a big old tree.
Some owls are as white as snow, and their feathers are as soft as cotton. Some are brown, and others are gray. Sometimes in the night we hear their strange eerie call which sounds much as if they were saying, “Whoo? Whooo? Whooo?”
In some of the Northern countries where the snow stays upon the ground much of the year, there are owls with pure white feathers. They are very large too; they can hardly be seen, since they look so much like the snow.
We often think of the owl as a wise old bird, and no doubt he is wise in many ways, for God has given His creatures remarkable wisdom in natural things.
Now the Lord Jesus is perfect wisdom; He is the Creator “who is blessed forever” (Rom. 1:25); and one of His names is Wisdom (Prov. 8). He gives understanding to the simple. “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?” Prov. 8:1.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.” Prov. 9:10.
Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life.
Matthew 7:14
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