Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) being raised by a Reed Warbler©WikiC |
The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. (Psalms 145:9 NKJV)
The following thoughts and verses are from R. A.Torrey’s Topical Textbook under the category of The Providence of God.
Preserving His creatures:
Lilian’s Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae) by Africaddict |
You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You. (Nehemiah 9:6 NKJV)
Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve man and beast. (Psalms 36:6 NKJV)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) by Nikhil Devasa |
Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. (Matthew 10:29 NKJV)
Providing for His creatures:
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) flock ©USFWS |
These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good. (Psalms 104:27-28 NKJV)
Western Great Egret (Ardea alba) With Fish by AestheticPhotos |
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalms 136:25 KJV)
Northern Raven (Corvus corax) by Ra |
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. (Psalms 147:9 KJV)
Seashore at MacDill AFB by Lee |
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26 NKJV)
Lee’s addition:
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) ©WikiC |
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV)
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