I’m an early riser. You kind of have to be when you live in a hot summer climate. The most opportune times to enjoy the outdoors are the pre-noon hours. And the absolute best time is right when the dawn begins to break.
I open up all the windows and let in the cool, refreshing air. Along with the air come the birdsongs. I am never sure if it is one bird — the mockingbird who can mimic all the neighborhood birds—or all the birds that I first hear. But soon, they are all singing, and their song is as refreshing as the early morning air.
There is something uplifting in birdsongs.
Song of Solomon 2:11-12 says, “The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.”
Birdsongs remind us of the hope of each day.
God is the creator or all, and although birds aren’t the most often mentioned animal (fish, sheep and lambs are the top three) they often represent God’s care and provision for us.
"Those who hope in the Lord . . . will soar like eagles." Isaiah 40:31
They don’t sow or reap or have a storeroom but God feeds them (Luke 12:24)
Though sparrows cost only a half penny apiece, God knows what happens to each one (Matthew 10:29)
God knows every bird in the mountains. Psalm 50:11
God even uses the metaphor of a bird sheltering us under his wings to demonstrate his protection of us (Ps. 91:4)
One of the smallest and least expensive animals mentioned in the Bible is a reminder of a loving God whose mercies are new every morning. Enjoy the music.
I open up all the windows and let in the cool, refreshing air. Along with the air come the birdsongs. I am never sure if it is one bird — the mockingbird who can mimic all the neighborhood birds—or all the birds that I first hear. But soon, they are all singing, and their song is as refreshing as the early morning air.
There is something uplifting in birdsongs.
Song of Solomon 2:11-12 says, “The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air.”
Birdsongs remind us of the hope of each day.
God is the creator or all, and although birds aren’t the most often mentioned animal (fish, sheep and lambs are the top three) they often represent God’s care and provision for us.
"Those who hope in the Lord . . . will soar like eagles." Isaiah 40:31
They don’t sow or reap or have a storeroom but God feeds them (Luke 12:24)
Though sparrows cost only a half penny apiece, God knows what happens to each one (Matthew 10:29)
God knows every bird in the mountains. Psalm 50:11
God even uses the metaphor of a bird sheltering us under his wings to demonstrate his protection of us (Ps. 91:4)
One of the smallest and least expensive animals mentioned in the Bible is a reminder of a loving God whose mercies are new every morning. Enjoy the music.
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