I was watching a pair of birds pick up pieces of mulch and sticks recently and realized they were building, or repairing, a nest. I thought about the amazing intelligence that lies behind something like nest design. "Security, warmth and safety" are the key purposes of a nest according to an article I scanned online, and just about all birds use nests to bring their young into the world and nurture them. I found out that an eagle's nest, called an Aerie, can be 5-6 feet in diameter and weigh a thousand pounds or more. A hummingbird's nest amounts to strands of plant fiber woven together into a small camouglaged pocket (somewhat smaller than the eagle's nest). Birds form nests in riverbanks, among sand pebbles, in hollowed trees and stone crevices. I was fascinated to read about the weaverbirds. They build waterproof homes by making threads stripped from large leaves and then weaving the threads to make large circular baskets, using more than a dozen kinds of knot in the process. Apparently the final nest looks like fruit hanging from the tree.
The thought today is to find beauty in the processes of life and to see the Creator in His designs. You know, just as the Lord fashioned the birds, themselves, I believe He developed these wonderful nest designs. Just as the Lord fashioned us, so He has wonderful designs for us to fashion as well.
You might say that one of our tasks is "nest-building for eternity".
Numbers 24:21 Then he saw the Kenites and uttered his oracle: "Your dwelling place is secure, your nest is set in a rock;"
blessing,
Rob Smith
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