Job 12:7-12
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens and they will tell you, or the bushes of the earth and they will teach you, and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? Wisdom is with the aged and understanding in length of days.”
Job is making clear that all things even the birds and the animals understand that they are in the hand of an all-mighty God. In fact, he goes even farther and states all things have that understanding.
Do not forget this is taking place before the cross, but in this case, it also applies to you and me. In the book of Jeremiah 8:7, “Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift, and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.”
The New Testament give us insight into how we can learn from the birds of the air? “Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!” (Luke 12:24) In the Psalms 104:21, “The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.” Now look at Proverbs 6:6-8, “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.”
Often and I do mean very often we put trust in ourselves and do not learn from Scripture or nature. In the Book of Romans 1:18-23, makes it clear that we are without excuse for it is clear to us in the creation.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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