Family Devotional
Day Eleven
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully
complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” Psalm 139:14
Although they differ in length, all
woodpeckers have a straight chisel-like self-sharpening bill and straight stiff
tail feathers, which help them to lean against tree trunks.
They are like living electric drills similar
to the jackhamers workers use to break up sidewalks for repair. The woodpecker
can pound up to twenty some blows a second on a tree. That’s a lot of hard
battering.
At the back of their lower jaw is a muscular
pad that acts as a shock absorber. They are specially designed for the work they
do.
Not only do they drill into branches and
trees to eat insects and grubs, but the holes they excavate often become nests
for other smaller birds such as nuthatches, wrens, and elf owls.
Jesus tells us that God knows when each
sparrow falls and how many hairs are on his head. We are each unique to Him—a
one-of-a-kind design that has specific abilities for special tasks.
Sometimes He has a very special job He asks
us to do. If another bird tried to imitate the woodpecker, he would be badly
hurt without the shock absorber. So it’s important not to imitate other people
but be our unique selves.
When we follow Jesus, He Himself protects us
and becomes our shock absorber. Then we can freely live our lives in His
protection doing the work he asks us to do.
Action
1. What are
some special things you know how to do?
2. Is there
someone you can help out this week—maybe with homework or chores?
3. Is there
something you would like to be able to do but have difficulty? Ask a grown-up
or friend for a way to learn.
Read More
Job 33:4
Psalm 139:3-18
Ephesians 2:10
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