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“Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young” (Psalm 84:3).
Different birds build different kinds of nests, and each one is marvelous in its own way. The nest of the swallow is particularly interesting, for it is built out of mud, although reinforced with bits of grass to hold it together. The swallow must fill its beak up to 500 times with dirt, then mix it with saliva, to form enough mud for its nest. Maybe you have seen one, for they often build them in barns, or even under the roofs of porches of houses. We have an elevated deck on our home, on the level of the second floor, and swallows regularly build their nests under it.
Swallows usually come back to the same nest year after year, and after a little repair work, it is ready for use again. Sometimes swallows use the same nest for many years. But how do they know how to do this? It is only the Lord who could have given them the wisdom to build a nest like this that will last for many years.
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