THE GUILLEMOT EGG
Have you ever heard of a guillemot? Well a guillemot is a small Arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of the northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a narrow ledge, in a long row. Since the eggs all look alike, it is incredible that a mother bird can identify those that belong to her. Studies show that she knows her own eggs so well that when even one is moved, she finds it and returns it to its original location. What does the guillemot tell you about God? How is the Lord revealing Himself in this little bird? I dare say that the guillemot pictures just how intimately acquainted God is with each and everyone of us that belong to Him. He knows us just as surely as that mother bird knows her eggs!…
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