Baby Birds

Don't you love how the natural world is symbolic of the spiritual world? Before a new plant grows..the seed has to die first. John 3:30 "He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less." John 12:24 "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives."

The rain comes. Sometimes it's a downpour and sometimes just a sprinkle. But it's always needed to replenish the earth. That's how things become green and alive is with a little storm! Without the storm things would dry up and die.

There are so many more examples of spiritual things in the natural world. God chose to give me one right outside my window! There were 3 baby birds that were born in the bush right where I walk by every day to get to my car! Larry was the one that noticed them first. Three little blue eggs in a nest. I started to get excited every time I went to my car to see how the little guys were!

Then we went out one day and one had hatched! Then 2! Then they were all just tiny, ugly things in the nest waiting for mama bird to come feed them.

Before I knew it they were getting bigger and bigger! Then we noticed one had fallen out of the nest. Then we couldn't find him! Hopefully the mama had moved him somewhere! I hope the cat didn't come by that day!

Then a few days later we went to peek on the babies. I looked in and the 2 babies flew out! Oh my! Scared me! Then we checked on them again that evening and no more babies. The nest was empty.

Wow! God was speaking to me so loudly through this visual! Empty nest! 3 babies! Interesting...

So keep your spiritual eyes open to the things going on around you. You never know how the Lord will use this physical world to communicate spiritual truths to you.