Issue 1561 – Little Yellow Lambs – September 27, 2024
If you are a regular Gleanings reader, you know that I love to watch and enjoy nature. The created order is a place where I can often see God’s hand and be reminded of the truth of Scripture.
I’ve been blessed to see most of Africa’s big game animals and North American mammals in their natural environments. I’ve been thrilled to watch fox kits playing in their dens, wolverines hunting, families of lynx, and white tail fawns hidden from danger.
Yet, I also enjoy the more mundane critters like a garter snake soaking up the sun, a heron fishing, a squirrel trying to raid my bird feeders, or bunnies “hiding” under a tree.
Knowing that it wouldn’t surprise you to see me watching a flock of common, everyday, ordinary Canada geese. I watched as a large flock of Canadian geese sat on the hillside in the sun.
Surrounded by the adults were what appeared to be all the goslings I had seen on the lake so far. The goslings were all together and being protected by the flock. They looked to me like a flock of little yellow lambs.
Without the parents’ presence, the goslings would have been easy pickings for any predator in the area. When I got too close, one of the geese sounded the alarm, and they promptly herded the little ones closer to the water’s edge for safety.
Watching them helped me see the metaphor of Christ being the shepherd more clearly. Without His guiding presence, we are like those goslings without the guarding parents. We could flock together, but it still provides little protection.
Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. Isaiah 40:10-11
The Lord will lead you and guide you in the face of the perils of this world. He holds you secure in His hands.
Until next time, may you feel the gentle presence of the loving Shepherd and know the peace in being under His care.
Be blessed
Hallelu Yah / Praise God
Kevin
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