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“Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing” (Psalm 145:16).
I happen to be writing this on December 1, and here in Canada it is getting cold. There is snow on the ground, yet there is still a little chipmunk under our birdfeeder, eating as much as possible from the seeds the birds drop down. It is late for him still to be out and about, as they usually disappear before this.
Have you ever wondered how chipmunks survive the winter? They go underground to their burrows, but they do not hibernate exactly like bears. They semi-hibernate by going to sleep. Their body temperature goes way down, and they sleep for long periods. But they wake up from time to time and eat from food stores they have collected in the fall, usually nuts and seeds. In this way they can manage, and then they come out again in March or April, when spring comes.
How wonderful it is that the Lord has arranged all this for them, and given them the instinct to know how to do it. He has planned for every animal to survive!
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