She acted like she was hurt, drawing my husband’s attention away from her unborn children.
Only an amazing God could create this bird.
She's altruistic…self-sacrificing…it’s part of her nature to offer her life to save the lives of her future children still in their eggs.
The analogy is obvious.
Christ gave His life for the children of God…past, present and those still unborn.
This killdeer mother who laid her eggs in the stones of our flower bed is one of many examples of God’s divine nature in creation.
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made…” Romans 1:20
Today take time to look for signs of God in your surroundings.
Has God spoken to you through His creation? Why not share it with other readers in a comment below this post?
Resource: All About Birds
Resource: All About Birds
Gail, thank you so much for sharing this with us. God's creation is so amazing! I found it so incredible how she laid her eggs amongst the pebbles which look almost identical to the eggs, no predator would recognize them.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, 4 little baby birds hatched and the daddy killdeer showed up to help them learn to survive. Happy ending : )
DeleteKilldeers are amazing, aren't they? I love the comparison you made...What an incredible gift that Jesus would do all that He did to save us...
ReplyDeleteWe have tons of Killdeer around us; they are such funny little birds. I am always amazed by giraffes. They are born backwards with their neck along their back, so their nose and rear legs come first. I am pretty sure they couldn't come up with that on accident! The species never would have survived while evolving to it!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to watch these little birds
DeleteAmazing to watch these little birds...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love being in God's awesome creation, and learning more about His little creatures. Thank you Gail. ~ Abby
ReplyDeleteI love this bird too, Abby : )
DeleteThe first sign of spring bulbs poking through at the end of a long winter. x
ReplyDeleteAt one of my class reunions a few years back, we all went outside, so the photographer could take a group picture. A mama Killdeer stood her ground, only a few feet from our group. She never wavered!
ReplyDeleteNature is a reflection of God’s love and awesomeness! Every time I look at a flower, a sunset, a grain of sand I just open my mouth and tell God how wonderful He is. Lou Ann isn’t it incredible when we compare our Lord to the bird we see He is love is steadfast and unwavering. Thanks for sharing this Gail, you are a blessing to us every day.
ReplyDeletea wonderful story about the killdeer bird! thank you, Gail for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteWe had a gravel section at the end of our driveway and one year a killdeer laid her eggs right in the middle if it. We had to drive over her eggs to get out onto the street.She would sit there as long as she could before getting up and with flapping wings act as if she was dying all to keep us from seeing the eggs. My husband made a small wire ring so we could see to gage our distance as we backed out down the driveway.Unfortunately a raccoon found the eggs before they hatched. But they are a delight to watch their sacrifice and know they are truly a gift.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. They really are fascinating. I'm sorry the raccoon got to them.
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