Caring for His Creation

Job 39:1-4

Do you know the month when mountain goats give birth?
Have you ever watched a doe bear her fawn?
Do you know how many months she is pregnant?
Do you know the season of her delivery,
when she crouches down and drops her offspring?
Her young ones flourish and are soon on their own;
they leave and don’t come back.

In that part of the world, and in that point of human history, people were much more aware of the natural world around them than we are today. So it's very likely that Job had observed mountain goats and does giving birth and that he knew those things happened at roughly the same time every year. While Job may have had some general knowledge of the fact that wild animals reproduced at the same time of year, each year, he seemed to need to be reminded that those things took place away from the protection or care of any human shepherd. Rather, they occurred under the watchful eye of the God who created them.

Jesus once spoke about the wonder of wild birds finding enough food to sustain themselves, and that apart from any human intervention on their part...

Matthew 6:26

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet
your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?

Nature is filled with many wonderful examples of the creativity and care of our heavenly Father. The next time you observe the wonders of the natural world, stop and ponder this amazing truth: God has made all this and provides for His creations. And He does the same thing for me!

Reference: 365 Essential Questions from the Bible
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